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The Pros And Cons Of Using The Atomic Bomb

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Is Using the Atomic Bomb Ethical? In August of 1945, two nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan, consequently, killing tens of thousands of civilians and turning them to ash or killing them from radiation and burns. The Atomic bomb kills masses of people at one time, but can also save people’s lives from war; but the atomic bomb can kill many innocent lives without warning. This is a huge conflict in war, whether or not the nuclear bomb should be illegal in war. Do you believe that this act was ethical? The atomic bomb should have never been used in war because it kills innocent civilians. During World War two American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb called the little boy weighing nine-thousand pounds on Hiroshima, Japan instantly …show more content…

The atomic bomb was used in a crude fashion where innocent people were turned to ash as a desperate last attack. The bombs caused more than two hundred thousand civilians to die instantly and perhaps millions over time due to radiation exposure and cancer. Consequently, this drove us into arguments with other nations such as the USSR. With this new forming tension between the USSR and the United States, a nuclear arms started, which lead to the Cuban missile crisis, where both sides threatened each other with nuclear annihilation, and almost caused World War …show more content…

The radiation from the bomb is just as deadly as the explosion itself. Radiation is high energy neutrons and gamma rays which come immediately after a detonation of a nuclear device. The beginning stage of radiation, which is short lived, but extremely deadly, where many are killed in a cruel fashion. It is estimated that over twenty percent of all deaths for Nagasaki and Hiroshima were from prompt radiation or the beginning stages of radiation. The second stage is referred to as residual radiation where the high energy neutrons slam into the nucleus of the cell and damage the nucleus, fortunately this is not deadly. Lastly Fallout occurs radioactive particles are dispersed over a large area. All this radiation cause radiation poisoning, cancer, and death

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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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WWII-Atomic Bomb Thousands and thousands of kids, families gone in seconds from one bomb that was ordered to hit the enemy forces by the United States president. The U.S had a tough decision to make when fighting the second world war and when the first know thing was made called the atomic bomb. The question is, was president Truman justified in dropping the two atomic bombs and killing thousands of lives in a blink of an eye to end the war? Truman wasn’t justified in dropping the bomb because of all the lives that had to be sacrificed. If he just stuck to the original plan and kept going from island to island then maybe less lives would of been taken.

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Although it was inhumane and horrific, we were justified in dropping the atomic bombs because American soldiers were being tortured, American bodies were disrespected after death, and the bombs ended the war preventing more American casualties. The first reason that America was justified in dropping the atomic bombs is that American soldiers that were captured in Japan were being tortured. When Japanese soldiers captured American soldiers, they needed some way of trying to get them to give up valuable information because the U.S soldiers wouldn’t just tell them for no reason. So they began torturing them in hopes they’d crack. Document 2 showed the numerous

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It 's challenging to look back at events and understand the logic of using an atomic bomb without allowing one scrap of knowledge to creep into our decision making. All of this being said, it 's still possible to come to the conclusion that using this weapon was wrong. The belief that a military blockade would end the war wasn 't believed any more than a military blockade without invasion of Germany would work. The notion that Japan was teetering on surrender is silly.

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The Atomic bomb was part of the Manhattan project. The reason why they dropped the atomic bomb was to end World II it ended the war. However, it only started the cold war. The bomb was going to be made to defeat the Nazis but, by the time the bomb was tested the Nazis were already defeated. The United states of America was the first country to make and drop an atomic bomb.

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In order to understand the need for the atomic bomb, it is important to note why the U.S. felt the pressure to have such a dangerous weapon. On December 7, 1941 Hitler declares war on the United States, and Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Creating a war that was now being fought in the Pacific, Atlantic, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In an attempt to defend themselves the United States sent a message by sending their first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 to Hiroshima and three days later in Nagasaki destroying their industrial cities. The devastation created by this bomb was a new threat that no one had seen before.

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The atomic bomb is a weapon of mass destruction that was tested successfully on July 16, 1945. Nuclear weapons caused many doors to be opened in the weaponry industry that could cause many international incidents or even a nuclear war. On August 6th and 9th of 1945, the 33rd president, Harry Truman, ordered two atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan as an effort to weaken the country to lead to its surrender, and the operation was successful. While the attack led to the Allied powers winning the war, debates started popping up all over the country and even the world questioning if the atomic bombing was necessary. Based on my interpretation of the evidence provided to me, I believe that the use of the atomic bomb was not justified because of the

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The United States' decision to bomb Japan is ethical, because it gave them the chance to have an impact on the course of the war and the events after it. The source is a document from secretary of war Henry Stimson to United States President Truman. It discusses a meeting between Stimson and President Truman regarding the possibility of using the atomic bomb against Japan. The secretary of war states that “It is an atomic bomb, It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe.

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And on August 6th 1945 the american b-29 bomber “Enola Gay” dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima. The explosion killed 90% of the city and instantly killed 80,000 people. The projected total mortality rate of Nagasaki was 90,000 too 146,000 people, most being civilians. The explosion also cause about 60,000 to 90,000 damaged or destroyed structures which is about percent of the entire city's structures. The ones that didn’t die from the initial explosion were killed by the radiation poisoning.

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In modern society, many people are still debating whether of not the droppings of the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of WWII were justified. Some believe that the bombings were fair, while others believe it was morally wrong and inhumane. This thus leads me to discuss the controversial topic and explain why the bombings were not justified. The Bombings Were Inhumane

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On August 6th and 9th, 1945, the United States detonated the first and only atomic bombs ever used in war on Hiroshima and Nagaski. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians were killed, being vaporized or burned in an instant. Surviving victims were affected physiologically and physically, with radiation sickness, starvation, cancer, and crippling mutilations. The controversy of ‘did the ends justify the means?’ still lingers today about the US' decision. The United States believed the threat of the atomic bombs and their lasting radiation effects had a chance at finally putting an end to World War II, while saving the lives of more soldiers than invading.

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The bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, during World War II, is still one of the most controversial and tragic events in human history. The decision to drop an atomic bomb on a civilian population raises ethical questions about the use of such destructive weapons in war. Advocates of the bombing argue that it was necessary to bring a quick end to the war and save countless lives that would have been lost in a prolonged conflict. They claim that the shock and awe of the atomic bomb forced Japan to surrender, thus preventing further bloodshed. However, critics argue that the bombing of Hiroshima was a disproportionate and inhumane act that resulted in the deaths of over 100 thousand civilians, many of them women and children.

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There have been multiple discussions about the moral judgements of whether it is acceptable for America to drop this bomb on Hiroshima and kill thousands of people in order to end the war. America should have not drop the atomic bomb for multiple reasons. Bombing this city was not morally right. The bombs and radiation that came from the bombs killed thousands of innocent people and most civilians who had little to no effect in the war. This is shown through sense perception, language and emotion.

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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.

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Was the dropping of the Atomic bombs justified? On the 6th of August 1945, the first of two atomic bombs was dropped onto the city of Hiroshima by the US plane Enola Gay. On the 9th of August 1945, three days later, the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were cities in Japan.

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