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The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombing

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The actions authorized by President Truman on August 6, 1945 to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan would be proven to be unjustified in the years that followed. Actions of this type can divide and break a once unified nation.
Deciding if the united States bombing Japan was justified or not would depend on how well you know the topic. Looking deeper into the bombing will reveal the horrendous truth. After the United States dropped both bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki over 210,000 military and nonmilitary people were killed. Having thousands more fall victim to the high levels of radiation in the air. President Truman ordered that both bombs, Fat Boy and Little Man, be used against Japan in no time. President Truman with knowledge knew that
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