The Pros And Cons Of The Atomic Bombs

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On August 6, 1945 the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9, the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. As of today, the United States Government made the right decision about having dropped the atomic bombs on Japan because it caused the total surrender of Japan, it saved civilian lives, and it kept the peace balanced across the allies. On August 15, 1945 just 6 days after the second bomb was dropped the japanese announced their total surrender and on September 2, the instrument of surrender was signed. The first bomb “little boy” killed 90,000 people instantaneously, 192,020 died all together from just the Hiroshima bombing. Over 70,000 were killed instantly by the second atomic bomb “fat-man” from the