The answer could be yes or no it is your opinion. In one hand you could say no because President Truman should have not nuked Japan and he should have taken a more peaceful step. Or he could have just…
In the aftermath of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States retaliated on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m. the crew of the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. The bomb detonated 2,000 feet above the center of Hiroshima, destroying 60% of the city and killing an estimated 70,000 to 100,000 people immediately. Due to amount of civilian deaths this led to, we often ask ourselves if the bombings over these Japanese cities were necessary. To debate wether the bombing was necessary we should pay attention to Japans decision to continue to not surrender after the first bombing. If a country is that proud and resilient for them to still refuse to surrender after one nuclear bombing killing between 70,000 to 100,000…
In Document K Secretary of War Henry Stinson says clearly, “The decision to use the atomic bomb was a decision that brought death to over a hundred thousand Japanese… But this deliberate, premeditated destruction was our least abhorrent alternative”. America had been bombing civilian and industrial cities for almost a year which alone caused many more deaths than the bombs. Also, the operation to invade the Japanese mainland would have ended in a bloodbath of millions of civilian deaths including those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the Americans had already planned to bomb those industrial cities months before. It was fair for the Japanese to fear occupation but anyone could tell that the germans and the americans were some of the nicest…
the Dropping the atomic bomb was the only correct decision for the United States because of casualties being less than what they would have if America had invaded, the brutality of Japanese towards the American POW, and the importance of intimidating Stalin. By dropping the Atomic bomb, the United States rightfully saved thousands of potential lives. After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the amount of Japanese lives lost totaled to 105,000. (Doc E)…
The dropping of atomic bombs is Hiroshima and Nagasaki was one of the most catastrophic bombing is history. It resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and the destruction of more than half of the cities infrastructures. Nonetheless Harry S. Truman and his advisors saw it as the only way to lead Japan to an unconditional surrender. While this is simply the opinion of the United States Commander in Chief and his advisors, there is a lot of controversy as to if it was truly a necessity in forcing Japan to surrender and ending the war. In the “Yes” article, “The Biggest Decision: Why We Had To Drop The Atomic Bomb” by Robert James Maddox argues why dropping atomic bombs in Japan became a necessity when land invasions and the Russians’ mediation were not effective.…
Was America justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? On August 6th, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. It was the first time a nuclear weapon had been used in combat, against civilians. Between 40,000 and 60,00 people died instantly, and many more would die in the aftermath, either due to their injuries or radiation poisoning.…
First off, if you know nothing about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, then I will give you the history of how it all started, and then maybe you can have an easier time to decide if the US was justified. From the start of the first war in 1939 American scientist, and many of them were refugees from Europe, became highly concerned with nuclear weapons research by the Nazis. In 1940 the U.S. government made the decision to fund its own atomic weapon development program. This program also became the joint responsibility of the Office of Scientific Research and…
In my opinion, no. No matter how dangerous the enemy is, it is never right to attack innocent men, women and children. I feel that america was too afraid and tired of the war to realize that the japanese are human too and they do not deserve to die indiscriminately like that. Perhaps this is an example of a moral dilemma. We needed to protect ourselves and our allies, and maybe bombing seemed like a good idea, or possibly the only option we had left.…
On the other hand once the bomb was dropped one of the unjustifiable arguments against the bomb was the…
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombing in Japan In August 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs, causing major destruction and life threatening issues, over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Everyone has their own take on what really happened and have their own perspective on controversies regarding the United States’ decision to drop the bombs. Perspectives that I will be discussing today are from three disciplines: scientific view (Leo Szilard), journalism view (Wilfred Bruchett), and historical view (a writer of an article called “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” and Bernard Feld’s article “Lessons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki”). Each have their own unique approach on the atomic bomb and it’s affects.…
“It would have been morally wrong if we’d have had that weapon (the atomic bomb) and not used it and let a million more people die.” stated Colonel Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay. (Document L) The Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima. The Colonel was saying that if they had not dropped that bomb, it would have killed more of their men (the Americans), which would have been morally wrong because you are supposed to do what’s best for your team or army. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were definitely a Military Necessity because as stated earlier, a minimum of a million more people would have died if they did not follow through with the bombing. They needed to protect their own soldiers first.…
The atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. Even today, many debate whether or not the US should have dropped the atomic bombs. Not only have the bombs killed many Japanese, the bombs also caused radiation sickness. However, these bombs were effective in that they ended one of the most costly wars the world has seen. Although the results of the atomic bombs were devastating to Japan, the US was justified in dropping the bombs because it swiftly ended the war, which effectively saved more lives than it costed.…
The cost and harsh aftermath of bombs are the second reason why the bombs should not have been dropped. Even though the bombs were a great achievement for America, the result of the bombs was seen as a harsh punishment. A quote from the same article says, “but that experience, looking down and finding nothing left of Hiroshima. Hiroshima didn’t exist.” The result of the atomic killed on a massive scale destroyed the city along with its people.…
4. Conclusion To conclude, it was reasonable for America to bomb the Japanese during World War two, as there are many logical explanations. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unspeakable tragedies but despite many beliefs, the decision of the atomic bombs and the motives of the U.S leaders, have saved many of lives. The U.S was justified as the droppings of atomic bombs were a collaborative method of ending the war, and to hurry up the Japanese’s surrender.…
The United States is the only country that used a nuclear weapon in a war. Both atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. The Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima and the Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki. It all started with President Roosevelt in 1939, when Roosevelt authorized the Manhattan Project, a secret project to expand research on nuclear fission to make nuclear weapons. Truman then became president when Roosevelt died in 1945.…