War should not be ended with another war. Violence lead to more violence and that is exactly what happened in japan due to the United states’ decision of dropping the bomb. War can be brutal and many innocent people can lose their lives. Before making any decision, the United States should think about the innocent lives that are going to end and if the war is worth it or not. It is not okay killing kids and families just because the president said so or the government decided to do so. The bombing of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary as Robert McNamara mentioned in the video.
The United States bombed japan for many reasons, but all the reasons show how much unnecessary the bombing was. The main reason for the bombing was to show how strong the United States can be and especially to the Soviet Union. Deciding on bombing a country just to show power is totally unacceptable. Of course, the United States had its reasons for showing the power and that is because of the cold war. It is still unacceptable to end the lives of one million people. If the United States wanted to show how powerful it can be, they should have dropped
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World war 2 had a great effect on everyone economically and politically. The United States went through depression and they just wanted to end the war and live their lives normally, however, Japan was also going through a hard time. japan faced a domestic crisis. They also went through depression, devastation, and unemployment. World war 2 had placed a curtain on the eyes of the countries involved in it. Each country wanted to show how powerful they can be and that is what created all these controversies. for example, the bombing was more to scare the Soviet Union than defeating japan and that is what made world war 2 immoral. The economic crisis had blinded people and made them think only about