EP30: The Beginning of the End

<p>In 1991, the world suffered through an everyday fear that at any moment, a flash of light would explode into the sky and darkness would fall across life as they knew it.</p><p>This impending doom was caused&nbsp;by the Cold between America and the Soviet Union.</p><p>Both feared at any moment, the ego of the other would lead to the push of a button and an atomic bomb would travel across the worlds skies.</p><p>This fear was very much based in reality and fact.</p><p>Just 46 years before the end of the Cold War, the world witnessed the utter destruction&nbsp;and lack of bias an atomic&nbsp;bomb was capable of.</p><p>In&nbsp;Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, an atomic bomb known as the Little Boy Bomb, was dropped&nbsp;by the American military during world&nbsp;war 2 and killed almost a quarter of a million people and flattened two well built and modern cities.</p><p>The signs of the destruction of the bomb can still be seen in the cities today.</p><p>The little boy bomb came about as a result of the research conducted in what was known as The Manhattan Project.</p><p>But what if I told you, the bomb's life nor its power began in Manhattan.</p><p>What if I told you that in fact, the bomb's conception began in Dungarvan, County Waterford.</p><p>The music for this episode was written, preformed and produced by Ryan O’Halloran.</p><p>The story was written and researched by Oran.</p><p>If you enjoyed this episode and want to help support the podcast, you can buy us a coffee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/wetheirish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.buymeacoffee.com/wetheirish</a>.</p><p>We the Irish is an Ireland Loves production.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>