Decision to drop the A-Bomb – justified or not? This question has been debated by historians since 1945, when Harry Truman, the president of the United States at the time, made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on the major Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. A lot of questions have arisen from this attack, but there is one question, bigger than all of these, that is still argued to this day: was the decision justified? It can be said that it is not justified due to the prediction of a Cold War between the United States and Russia, and that the atomic bomb was used to threaten Russia. Also, revenge is not a justified reason to massacre two major cities at the price of one harbor, and especially when that country
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Some historians may disagree, saying the two bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely necessary and justified. People will say this was the best approach concerning the overall death toll, and how ultimately, it was the sole way to end the war. These points, however, can easily be disproven. The idea of dropping the atom bomb begins when President Harry Truman comes to the conclusion, based on their two most recent previous battles, that sending American troops in to invade Japan would not result well. The estimated total rounded to 1.5 million lives loss, and therefore Truman decided to drop the bomb. Although this meant less American lives lost, the death toll in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were outstanding. An estimated 1.5 million America troops saved, at the cost of 225,000 civilian, Japanese lives lost. While the numbers seem to pale in comparison, the American lives that would have been at stake were all members of the military. These men had signed up to fight, knowing the …show more content…
As three days had passed since the dropping of Little Boy over Hiroshima, the power of the bomb, if not known before, was clearly well known to everyone involved. Seeing the destruction, and absolute horror it caused, America would have known that a second bomb, being even bigger and deadlier than the first, would not be indicted. People were still recovering from Hiroshima, and after the dismay Japan was brought from the attack, it was evident they could not continue the fight at the same level. First of all, Japan had no allies. Their navy was nearly completely destroyed, which left them vulnerable to underwater blockade, possibly depriving them from reaching the food and supplies needed for their survival. On top of all this, there was also the rising force of China as well as the threat of Russia. Japan was clearly not able to take on all of this, with their limited army and now an entire town being wiped out. “Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated.” Despite some historians, who will say that this bomb was the only way to end the war, it is evident that that is wrong, and that bombing Nagasaki was completely unnecessary, seeing how close the Japanese were to surrendering
Some historians may disagree, saying the two bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely necessary and justified. People will say this was the best approach concerning the overall death toll, and how ultimately, it was the sole way to end the war. These points, however, can easily be disproven. The idea of dropping the atom bomb begins when President Harry Truman comes to the conclusion, based on their two most recent previous battles, that sending American troops in to invade Japan would not result well. The estimated total rounded to 1.5 million lives loss, and therefore Truman decided to drop the bomb. Although this meant less American lives lost, the death toll in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were outstanding. An estimated 1.5 million America troops saved, at the cost of 225,000 civilian, Japanese lives lost. While the numbers seem to pale in comparison, the American lives that would have been at stake were all members of the military. These men had signed up to fight, knowing the …show more content…
As three days had passed since the dropping of Little Boy over Hiroshima, the power of the bomb, if not known before, was clearly well known to everyone involved. Seeing the destruction, and absolute horror it caused, America would have known that a second bomb, being even bigger and deadlier than the first, would not be indicted. People were still recovering from Hiroshima, and after the dismay Japan was brought from the attack, it was evident they could not continue the fight at the same level. First of all, Japan had no allies. Their navy was nearly completely destroyed, which left them vulnerable to underwater blockade, possibly depriving them from reaching the food and supplies needed for their survival. On top of all this, there was also the rising force of China as well as the threat of Russia. Japan was clearly not able to take on all of this, with their limited army and now an entire town being wiped out. “Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated.” Despite some historians, who will say that this bomb was the only way to end the war, it is evident that that is wrong, and that bombing Nagasaki was completely unnecessary, seeing how close the Japanese were to surrendering