Was The Use Of The Atomic Bomb Justified

World war II began on September 1st 1939 and to date is the largest war in human history. This great war was fought between two sides, the allied powers and the axis powers. The bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan were not justifiable and here's why. The atomic bombing of Japan at the end of World War II by the United States is one of the most debated and controversial topics in all of history. Since the bombing in 1945, historians have debated whether or not the United States was justified in using the two atomic bombs to end the war. Some have argued in favor of the use of the bombs for a range of reasons, including: it ended the war, it saved the lives of millions, and it was necessary for the emerging Cold War with the Soviet Union.

In general, bombs of any sort are devastating and can cause widespread damage and death. For example, in World War II, the German city of Dresden was famously fire-bombed to near total destruction by the Allied nations. However, some historians have argued that the toxic radiation present in atomic bombs made them “fundamentally immoral.” Further to the idea that the bombs were inhumane because of the injuries they caused, others have suggested that the United States was unjustified in using the two atomic bombs to end World War II because they caused excessive destruction of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6th, 1945, the American B-29 plane, Enola Gay, dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bombing instantly killed 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese in the city and tens of thousands more due to radiation exposure. The next main reason for why the atomic bombing of Japan by the United States was unnecessary and unjustified is that some historians now suggest that Japan was nearly defeated and seeking a way to surrender. This argument holds that since Japan was on the verge of defeat, they could have been forced to give up formally through different