If the U.S. did not use the atomic bomb, the war could have killed more American soldiers because Japanese soldiers fought to the death. “The U.S. had sustained more than 75,000 casualties.” (Historical Background). The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was just retaliation for Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor. The bombing was not really about saving lives.
The United States should have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan because it would show how capable they are to the world. A scientist, Leo Szilard, had a meeting with James Byrnes who was one of President Truman’s advisors. According to Leo Szilard, James Byrnes had concern over the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was expanding their influence in Asia and Europe, but he does not want that to happen. He believes that if they bomb Japan, then they might impress the Soviet Union.
In August 1945 President Truman decided to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. The United states should have not of dropped the bomb on japan. There are several reasons the U.S. shouldn’t drop the bomb. The bomb hurt a lot of people, separated and hurt families, and destroyed homes and buildings. The bombings probably killed more than 200,000 Japanese civilians and maimed untold more.
American military leaders from all branches of the armed forces some prior to August 1945, some in retrospect, strongly demurred from the decision to use the bombs for moral reasons. Japan was already defeated and in peace negotiations with Russia; surrender was imminent. Moreover, Russia was willing to enter the war against Japan if necessary. Bombing dense human settlements was pretty much barbarous, immoral and would shock world opinion. Some argue a demonstration bombing away from residential areas could be used instead to force immediate surrender.
However, some historians have debated that, while the Hiroshima bombing helped in forcing Japan to surrender, the Nagasaki bombing was unnecessary. They claim that the two bombings were antitheses of each other: one was compulsory and the other was vicious. Several of these people include Martin Sherwin, who had noted in his book A World Destroyed: The Atomic Bomb and the Grand Alliance (1974) that the bombing was “certainly unnecessary”; and Bruce Cumings, who said that it was “gratuitous at best and genocidal at worst. (1999) Nonetheless, one historian, Robert James Maddox, observed these claims and refuted that the Japanese “would minimize the first explosion or attempt to explain it away as some sort of natural catastrophe”.
In the twentieth century, the United States dropped two atomic bombs, which were the most powerful weapons at that time, on Japan. It happened on August 6 and August 9, 1945. The atomic bombs killed 226,000 Japanese and ended the war. However, America should not have dropped the atomic bombs for two reasons. First, it was not necessary to drop the bomb to win the war militarily or to get the Japanese to surrender.
Although, Japan had many opportunities to surrender and we told them if they didn't there would be a mass destruction. Japan chose to ignore the threat and just brush it off. So, yes, Japan deserved to be bombed, they dropped a bomb on us first we are just firing back. Plus, it ended World War II, which is what everyone wanted.
The bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, during World War II, is still one of the most controversial and tragic events in human history. The decision to drop an atomic bomb on a civilian population raises ethical questions about the use of such destructive weapons in war. Advocates of the bombing argue that it was necessary to bring a quick end to the war and save countless lives that would have been lost in a prolonged conflict. They claim that the shock and awe of the atomic bomb forced Japan to surrender, thus preventing further bloodshed. However, critics argue that the bombing of Hiroshima was a disproportionate and inhumane act that resulted in the deaths of over 100 thousand civilians, many of them women and children.
The bombing of Hiroshima has been a battling controversy on whether or not the United States did the right thing. On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Then on August 9, 1945, only three days from the bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki was bombed by the U.S. as well. The bombing of Hiroshima has its pros and cons but overall the bombing was necessary, but the second bombing on Nagasaki was not. The bombing of Japan saved American lives and many more for the future and ended the war; however, it was unethical for the thousands of Japanese who were harmed and should have had other alternatives.
There is always a debate about if the bomb should have been dropped. In my opinion, we should have dropped the bomb on Japan. There are no other alternatives to dropping the bomb. By dropping the bomb the war would have ended early, and a psychological shock from the atomic bomb. World War II has been going on for awhile, this would be a way to end the war immediately.
On August 6th and 9th in 1945, without any warning the world was abruptly forced into the atomic age. This happened when the first atomic bomb obliterated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Churchill, 2013). Many Americans at the time believed that these bombings were warranted. They were convinced that the atomic bombings were the central reason Japan surrendered and bombing Japan was the most efficient and economical way to end World War II.
Opinion Atomic Bomb Paper - Unassisted The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski was a tragic day in Japan, killing millions of innocent women and children working old and young ages to help the Emperor and country. This was a day that will live in infamy for many Japanese citizens. In my opinion, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski was the worst decision America has made to terminate war. The U.S. had an original plan before the atomic bomb.
Thankfully Italy and Germany gave up in the war and it was just Japan left to fight against. Once we dropped the bombs things changed in a good way. When we dropped the bombs on Japan they surrendered and we did it, we won. If we didn’t drop the bomb the war would most likely continue and more lives would be taken away then the lives taken away when the atomic bombs were dropped. Even though many people were injured, dead, and or lost loved ones, the people knew it would
Dropping the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved hundreds of thousands of American lives. The Second World War was the most devastating war in the history of mankind. Japan’s militarism widely supported the United States’ decision to drop the nuclear bomb. The Manhattan project also helped develop the nuclear bomb’s and it was inevitable that we were going to use them at some point.
I think the United States should have not dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the atomic bombs was too expensive and it was not really worth it, they wiped out two entire cities, and Japan was planning on surrendering. The atomic bomb they used on Nagasaki cost 2 billion
