The idea of dropping such a devastating weapon on a civilian population is troubling. It seems morally and ethically there must be an alternative. The bombing of civilians is barbaric and cruel, but through the years we have lost sight of our morals and ethic beliefs on the value of human life and the innocence of civilians. The use of an atomic bomb seems like the easy way to end a long and drawn out war, but it is also the coward's way of avoiding further conflict. The mass genocide of civilians goes against everything that we as Americans believe is right. I must advise you, Mr. President to avoid using the atomic bomb at all costs because the consequences are too great and they appear to give in to surrender soon. There is a consensus …show more content…
We should only use the atomic bomb as a last and final resort to end the war. Our troops in the pacific have weakened the Japanese hold on the islands surrounding the islands of Japan. Our continuous attacks and bombing raids on military installations are weakening their forces every day and it is only a matter of time before they are depleted of resources and too weakened to fight and they will lay down their arms and seek surrender. The Japanese are a very prideful people and they do not accept failure lightly, but they are also wise and they will come to their senses and realize that there is no way that they will be able to continue fighting a war that they don't have the manpower or resources to finish. We have taken major strongholds and key islands from the Japanese and every day they grow weaker while we grow stronger. We are at a point in the war where decisions we make will affect our future of the entire world and our posterity. We as Americans need to set an example for the entire world that war will not make us into barbarians and that even in times of war we can still have moral and ethical limits to the amount of damage and killing we will do. The equivalent power of the uranium atomic bomb that we