The atomic bomb ended a war of massive death and destruction, but began an age exercising the same principles: the Atomic Age. At the time of the disasters in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the bomb appeared as a promise of peace to the entire world. It had ended a costly and gruesome war, beginning a time of pacification and repose. Compared to the technology of 1945, the atomic bomb looked too powerful and unethical ever to be used again. It was seen as the weapon that would put an end to war. However as the atomic bomb ended war, it began a new age, creating new philosophies on human existence, technology and society. The destruction of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagas