Going back in time to stop the invention of the atomic bomb will be beneficial to the human race.

Let's begin.If any of us were to go back in time to stop the invention of the atomic bomb, there might or would be adverse effects associated to it. In 1934 the idea of chain reaction via neutron was proposed by Leó Szilárd, who patented the idea of the atomic bomb. The patent was transferred in secret to Britain's Navy in 1936. In a very real sense, Szilárd was the father of the atomic bomb academically. [1] So technically we will have to stop this man from coming up with the idea of chain reaction which is the foundation for nuclear weapons if we were to stop the invention of the atomic bomb. Unfortunately the atomic bomb was bound to occur at some point, even if we've managed to go miraculously go back in time to stop Leo' Szilárd from coming up with the idea. Much of the fundamental theory already existed then and the invention of the atomic bomb was just a matter of time before it happened. Physics was close to creating a nuclear bomb. At that time, the bomb was high on the agenda for America and Britain mainly because of the fact that Germany was already researching this idea and this gave American and British scientists impetus to build a fully fledged nuclear weapon before them. Eventually the Manhattan Project was formed which brought together top scientists around the world including exiles from Europe to make this a reality, funded heavily by both the American and British government. The Soviet Union was kept in the dark about this but unfortunately, there were numerous people involved with the project that volunteered to spy for them, most notably being Klaus Fuchs. This gave fresh motivation for the Russians to also invent an atomic bomb which eventually led to the proliferation of nuclear weapons on both sides. As it happens the bomb was not used to launch unilateral strikes on the USSR but instead was simply used as a balance to prevent a supposed Soviet ground threat to Western Europe. One might wish that the bomb was invented a few months later so as to prevent its use against Japan (which may or may not have saved lives). However the bomb being invented by a relatively responsible power is a good thing. The scary prospect would be if the bomb had not been invented by these countries, rather a rogue state invents it, then there is no deterrence to prevent them from using it. Ultimately the scientific know how and ability was around - preventing invention from occurring at some point over the last 66 years would have be impossible. There has been a lot of contention about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki about whether it did more harm than good. Personally, I think it ended a war quickly, making more casualties of US troops unneccesary to win the war. However there can be a whole new debate about this itself and we will leave it as such. If the bomb was not invented by these responsible powers, war will become more of a reality as there will not be any effective deterrent againsts war-hungry nations - like North Korea. North Korea or Iran might very well be the first to possess such weapons then, and then who knows what might happen? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org...