Varying Viewpoints: Did Communism Threaten US Internal Security after WWII?

Yes, communism did threaten US internal security after WWII. Prominent government officials were accused of being communist and helping out the Soviets. People like Klaus Fuchs and Theodore Hall of the Manhattan Project were giving Soviets information on how to make the atomic bombs. William Perl, an aeronautical scientist, told the Soviets how to make better planes than the US, which they did. Secrets were being told about the downfalls of our government, which could have aided the Soviets in an attack if they wanted to attack us. There were multiple things going on to scare the government and threaten the security.

Should We Have Dropped the Atomic Bombs?

Dropping the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in August of 1945 aren't really the proudest moments in our American history, but these were things that we just had to do. If we hadn't done it ourselves, the Japanese, the Germans or some other country may have beat us to it, just like the book said; then we would've been in trouble. Although the bomb did kill thousands, both instantly and in the future, we don't know what we may have prevented. The war may have gone on for two more years and who knows how many more lives would've been lost on all sides. Although not one of the shining moments in our great history, it was simply something that we had to do.