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The Pros And Cons Of Bombing

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August 6th 1945, for many it was the beginning of the end of an almost four year long struggle, but for others it was a day of horror. An entire city gone in seconds, along with 140,000 people. Yet, this ended the bloodiest conflict in history. The most devastating war of all history ended with the creation and use of the most destructive weapon of war. For almost 50 years and even to today its use echoed how easily we could destroy ourselves. Even to this day there is still discourse on whether or not it was justified in the first place, it was not. The bombing was not justified because of the instant death of civilians and the two bombings could have been avoided. The bombings very obviously pose heavy moral and legal examination. It goes without question that killing civilians is wrong and a war crime as defined by genova as an attack targeted towards civilians. Japan had committed countless war crimes throughout World War Two. However, this does not give the US the right to commit them as well. Eye-for-eye logic isn't morally sound in the context of warfare and is outdated. The bombs can't be justified at that same point because innocent civilians were killed, not any military or government official. I say innocent due to japanese citizens not taking part in any war crimes and …show more content…

Raids like the ones that happened over London took course over many days and British citizens had the chance to react and shelter. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were different, in an instant a city was wiped off the map with no time for reaction. Germany bombed British targets to also bait out the RAF in order to gain air superiority, Hiroshima and Nagasaki had little military targets and were civilian centers. The argument that the bombs aren't unique is a black and white view of bombing raids and their differing objectives and

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Imagine being put in a predicament whereby you have to make a crucial decision, either by dropping bombs to save countless lives or to let the enemy proceed on brutally killing thousands more…What would you do? Quite frankly I feel that the answer is a “no brainer!” Harry Truman’s decision, the president of the US, on dropping atomic bombs upon Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Japan was the one who first attacked the American Pearl harbour, and up until this time America was completely neutral during the war.

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Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bombs in Japan at the end of WWII? FLASH and BOOM! On August 6th, 1945, America dropped the deadliest bomb, atomic bomb, on Hiroshima to end the WWII. Three days later, they dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki. They were attacking western part of Japan.

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Why would killing so many people ever be justified? First off the Japanese were nearly done before the bombing , so the bomb wasn’t necessary. “The JApanese were already defeated and ready to surrender...” (Document 6). This quote shows that the bomb was not necessary and was just the United States showing off a new weapon they had.

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Today, Many historians argue that America should not have dropped the bomb on Japan. People believe that is was morally incorrect for Americans to completely destroy two cities in Japan with many civilians. Even though dropping the atomic bombs was a violation of International Law, it was justified because it saved more lives than killed, it was the only way the Japanese would surrender and it made America more powerful. While the dropping of the bomb seems like it killed so many people, it actually saved more lives.

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This image shows how big of a threat and danger Japan is- it also shows how important it is to bring Japan down. The atomic bombs are justified because of Japan’s aggressions towards U.S. The United States’ use of atomic bombs on Japan is justifiable because it saved thousands of American lives; the Japanese were given fair warning, and their aggressions towards the U.S.

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The dropping of the bombs were necessary and fair due to the refusal of the Japanese to surrender, the millions of lives saved by a quick end to the war, and the warnings given to the Japanese. To begin, the Japanese soldiers have it ingrained in their brains that it is dishonorable to surrender. The author of Drop the Bomb as agreed by saying that “the Japanese have demonstrated a willingness to fight to the death”. During the war there were many times for the Japanese to surrender, but it was never done. With this in mind, they would have continued to drag out the war, which shows that dropping the bombs sped up the war which lessened the casualties.

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Some of the outcomes of the bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were many people were killed, people lost their homes, their city got destroyed, it is a crime against humanity, and many more. In Document 4, Nippon Times says, “How can a human being with any claim to a sense of moral responsibility deliberately

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Again, the Japanese had no knowledge of the bombs, causing even more devastating casualties. People have argued over the years if the atomic bombing was justified or not, and multiple points can be made on both arguments, yet I take it that the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not justified. Keep in

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