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The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombing

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I. INTRODUCTION Since their creation in 1945, nuclear weapons have posed a critical security risk, as they possess world-ending capabilities, and do not discriminate against those they affect. As of 2024, there are nine nuclear armed states as opposed to the single nuclear weapon state that existed in 1945. This is problematic because an increased number of nuclear-armed states raises the potential for a nuclear conflict to occur. Some individuals may argue that nuclear weapons do not pose an immediate security risk because they have not been used in conflict since the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, with rising global tensions involving nuclear armed states occurring in recent years, the risk of nuclear conflict is …show more content…

The bomb detonated on Hiroshima was named “Little Boy” due to its slim design while the bomb dropped on Nagasaki was called “Fat Man” due to its bulbous shape. Following the atomic bombings, United States leaders justified their attacks by stating that they were necessary to accelerate Japan’s WWII surrender. They elaborated that although the bombings lead to a massive death toll within the Japanese population, it was nothing compared to the number of lives that would have been lost had WWII persisted (Tomonaga 491, 2019). The legacy of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings is that they exposed the true horrors and destructive capacity of nuclear weapons. In Japan’s case, the risks imposed by nuclear use can be specifically noticed by investigating the massive death toll, leukemia, and PTSD cases that arose out of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. By analyzing the atomic bombings, indisputable evidence can be gathered on the risks of nuclear use and their potential for human destruction based upon real world events. The most obvious and immediate effect of the atomic bombings in Japan was the incredible death toll that it produced. Prior to the atomic bombings, there were approximately 280,000 citizens living in Hiroshima and 240,000

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Due to the actions of the American government, the Japanese constantly lived with a thirst for vengeance. That kind of malevolence takes a toll on a person, and can be seriously detrimental to one’s mental health. Instead of being able to live peacefully in the world, the Japanese need only think of Hiroshima and

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On 6 August 1945, the first ever atomic bomb to be dropped on foreign soil was released from Enola Gay on Hiroshima in Japan. The nuclear bomb ‘Little Boy’ was dropped as a disastrous attack in an attempt to make the Japanese surrender to America, and destroyed Hiroshima where over 70,000 people were killed instantaneously. When the Emperor of Japan refused to acquire the United States' (U.S./USA) terms of surrender, the U.S. Dropped their second atomic bomb, 'Fat Man' over Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945. Many people despise the use of the atomic bombs, including myself, as the mass murder of civilians is a cruel, uncalled for, sadistic act. The point of this investigation is to determine whether America's decision to drop the Atomic Bombs

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The bomb not only had short term consequences with death and destruction of thousands of people but long term consequences for the survivors. Dr. Masao Tomonaga, an atomic bomb survivor, sat down with Vincent Bernard in an interview speaking about his experience with the second atomic bomb. Vincent Bernard asked, “As a doctor and a scientist, you specialized in the effects of radiation. What are some important findings on the health consequences of the atomic bomb?” To which Mr. Tomonaga replied: Research shows that “short-distance survivors” – those who were located within 1.5 km of the hypocenter of the blast – have an average rate of leukemia about fifty times higher than the average rate of leukemia occurrences among distant survivors.

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