Atomic Bomb Persuasive Essay

To think of the Second World War is to think of a very strategic game of chess. The objective is not to beat your opponent simply through fierce head on offense, but to understand the power of a well-planned defense. What moves can you make to keep them in check, how can you determine the threat of your opponent’s next move? The decision to drop the atomic bombs on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were just that, a strategic chess move. I argue that the decision to drop the Atomic bombs in Japan were necessary in order to end the war in the pacific, but to also to detour the impending invasion of Japan by the Soviets. This was done by strategically building fear surrounding the atomic bomb here at home in the U.S. and slowly pushing that fear out into the minds of the Soviets in the form of psychological warfare. But how do we develop a psychological advantage over Russia and at the same time convince the United States that the use of the Atomic bomb is a necessary tool to quickly stop the war in the pacific? By eliminating any other war ending strategy. The threat of communism is the 1940’s played a large

It was apparent that a psychological warfare strategy needed to be used in order to build fear in the Soviet Union and constantly keep them motivated to seek after what the U.S. was hiding. By keeping the Soviets occupied on the U.S. advancements with the atomic bomb it forced them to grasp at straws for information and to pursue a partnership or a way in that would guarantee them safety if or when the U.S. ever decided to use atomic energy as a weapon. Once the weapon was used to end the war in Japan it forced the Soviet Union to pull back away from Asia and end their pursuit of an invasion of Japan and forced Japan to end the war. The key to a strong defense is creating a powerful