Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki: An Analysis

220,000 dead. (Bernard, 2010) Most of these deaths from civilians. Thousands of lives ruined. The cause of the nuclear age, which would later bring the Cold War. This was all because of the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But what if I told you that it was necessary to drop these bombs. That the consequences would’ve been far worse if the U.S. decided to invade Japan. The United States of America was right to drop the A-bombs because it prevented more death from both sides, allowed the U.S. to become a superpower following WWII, and the act ended the war earlier. The dropping of the atomic bombs saved the lives of many people.

In the midst of World War II, August 1945, the United States unleashed the first ever atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The usage of the atomic bomb was effective, but at the same time devastating and unnecessary. The United States should not have dropped the atomic bomb because it maimed countless of Japanese civilians, caused radiation poisoning whose effects impacted future generations, left both cities in ruins, left citizens homeless, and it was absolutely unmoral for the United States to have created such havoc and chaos in these two cities. Being there on the day Hiroshima was struck by the atomic bomb, junior high student,

The human rights issue that is present in the novel Hiroshima by John Hersey is the endangerment of the citizens of Hiroshima, Japan; thousands of innocent citizens were injured or had died as a result of poor protection from the government. Many years after the bomb had gone off in Hiroshima the survivors finally began to speak up about the perils they had to face on their own. “On its second day, a number of hibakusha tearfully testified to the government’s

Intense moral justification was needed in order to make the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki however, President Truman was ultimately the man who made the final decision to launch ‘Little Boy’ and destroy Hiroshima, Nagasaki and their civilians, thus forcing an end to the war. Although there were many alternatives presented to President Truman, it is unknown as to whether they would have actually succeeded in ending the war or producing less casualties. Truman made the decision to drop these bombs in the heat of war but his justification of having a military target appeared extremely unrealistic, as both cities were full of innocent civilians. The morality of the bombs have been debated over the years, however the publication of the actual damage to civilian life caused a strong voice opposed to the usage in the 60 years following the action.

This was the time when the United States and the Japanese had an extreme rivalry between each other. After the Japanese attacked a US territory, killing 2,403 people, the US promptly declared war on Japan, entering themselves into a second world war after being significantly provoked. Germany and Italy declared war on the US after the US declared war on Japan. Later on, after defeating Germany, the USSR agreed to help the US defeat Japan ninety days after the Nazi surrender, so the US had a six month period before the USSR could come and help them defeat Japan. The US did not want to give up any territory to the USSR like they did with Europe, so the US had to attempt to end the war themselves prior to the ninety days. To end the war between the US and Japan prior to the agreed date by the USSR, J. Robert Oppenheimer invented something that would later murder 105,000 people and injure 94,000 more.

During World War II Americans dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing nearly 200,000 people. This resulted in Japans surrender in World War II. J. Samuel Walker analyzes this historical event in his book Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs. Over the past 70 years’ extensive research has been conducted and there is an understanding that Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs is inconclusive. It is impossible to determine that the use of the bomb was the quickest way to end the war. An analysis of President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb reveals one challenge: was the decision to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki a show of good judgment.

It was argued that numerous Americans were losing their life as a result of WW II and there was a need to end the war. For instance, by April 1945, it was estimated that about 1.2 million American casualties due to the war. It was also estimated that millions of Japanese would die due to the WW II and there was a need to intervene to save many lives. According to the book and Alperovitz’s opinion, the atomic bomb did not help in saving lives as it was alleged. For instance, about 70,000 Japanese were killed when the atomic bomb was a drop in Hiroshima while another 80,000 instantly perished in Nagasaki. Therefore, apart from other long term effects of atomic bombing, about 150,000 Japanese instantly lost their lives as a result of the act or wrong decisions that were made by the Truman and his advisors (Alperovitz

The War that happens between the U.S and Japan was caused by the Japanese Imperial. They wanted to have power and take control over in the Southeast Asia, the Japanese military was planning to attack against the Netherland and the United Kingdom. They decided to attack the U.S Pacific Fleet because they thought that they would had interfered with their attacks against those overseas territories. Was the decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a military necessity? Dropping the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a military necessity.

American knew the consequences of the atomic bomb,in fact a lot were the politics and scientists that didn’t agree about the use of this weapon.

The United States was completely unjustified in dropping the atomic bomb because it was used so we could have a sense of “power” over the rest of the world. President Harry Truman had paid no heed to his prior statements as to the intended use of the bomb; and not only had it violated the Hague Convention, but it also caused lifelong repercussions for Japan’s land and people.

At about eight A.M on August sixth, 1945 the Japanese city Hiroshima was destroyed by the deployment of the first nuclear weapon, nicknamed “Little Boy.” Soon after, at about eleven A.M the following day, a second bomb was dropped, called “Fat Man” on Nagasaki. Together, these bombings caused massive destruction. The death total was well near 220, 000. Only portions of these deaths were from the days of the bombings, with an equal number occurring later in the year from exposure to radiation. More have died since from leukemia.

Before the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States of America had already mad plans to invade Japan with several operations in the process. While the war in Europe ended on May 8,1945 when Nazi-Germany signed the "Instrument of surrender", the Pacific war continued. For many months, the U.S. had dropped as many as 63 million leaflets, intending to warn civilians of an air raid. USA called for surrender from the Japanese armed forces on July 26, 1945 with threats of "prompt and utter destruction."

The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by the United States was a massive mistake. Even before the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan was already on the verge of collapsing and wanted to make peace. Many people were killed when the bomb first dropped, but years after the death count was still going up from the travesty. The dropping of the two bombs will influence the way we proceed with future wars, maybe even world war three. All of these factors contribute to why we shouldn’t have dropped the two bombs at the end of WWII.

By bombing Japan, many civilians were killed as a result of the U.S. 's desire to use a new weapon. Laurence describes the bomb as, "a thing of beauty to behold" and "Never before had so much brain power been focused on a single problem" (11). This demonstrated how the U.S. saw Japan as a problem that needed to be dealt with quickly and that the new and supposedly destructive weapon was the best choice. While the targets, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were both production areas ,they were inhabited by a number of civilians. By choosing to drop the bomb, thousands were annihilated and any survivors began to suffer from radiation sickness shortly after. Because of its destruction, the U.S. believed the atomic bomb was a quick solution to the war.

Though Hiroshima 's bombing was a terrible disaster, it undoubtedly brought the Japanese community together. The terror was undeniable, yet through the destruction people sacrificed themselves to save others. In the novel Hiroshima, written by John Hersey, even though many of the main characters are injured, they still stop to help others. The acknowledgement of others pain and suffering and developing empathy and sympathy for them, having the strength to give up your desires for a moment, having respect for yourself and others are qualities of humans that compel them to help others even if there is nothing to gain. It is only when we put faith in ourselves and others that we truly help others.