Effects of the Bombing of Hiroshima

On August 6th of the year 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb was the last U.S. attempt to stop the war and the Japanese offense. The United States was not planning or even pondering the idea of building an atomic weapon until scientist Albert Einstein told the U.S. that Germany might be building an atomic weapon. After the news of this, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt commissioned the Manhattan Project. The project had more than 100,000 workers employed and at least $2 billion had been invested into the project. There were 12 top-secret university laboratories used and 37 different test sites. Most of the workers were not informed that they were working on an atomic bomb. The bomb was first successfully

Since the invention of nuclear weapons, they have presented the world with a significant danger, one that was shown in reality during the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, nuclear weapons have not only served in combat, but they have also played a role in keeping the world peaceful by the concept of deterrence. The usage of nuclear weapons would lead to mutual destruction and during the Cold War, nuclear weapons were necessary to maintain international security, as a means of deterrence. However, by the end of the Cold War, reliance on nuclear weapons for maintaining peace became increasingly difficult and less effective (Shultz, et. al, 2007). The development of technology has also provided increasing opportunities for states

Imagine you are standing in a city in Japan overlooking Hiroshima. Smoke in the distance and everyone frightened at the scene. Buildings collapse by the dozen and people rushing to their houses. You get inside and check the news Hiroshima was bombed. In 1945 the U.S. dropped 2 bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to stop Japan. The bombing of Hiroshima made an important impact on our history and culture.

With the war in Europe ending shortly after Adolf Hitler committing suicide in his office, America is under pressure to end the war in Asia but Japan is still putting up fierce resistance. On August 6, around 8:00 AM, an American B-29 flew over Hiroshima, Japan carrying the world’s most feared weapons, a weapon which can flatten a whole city in seconds, Equivalent to 13 kilotons of TNT. This new technology is called an atomic bomb. The primary target of “Little Boy” (the atomic bomb) was Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima was of industrial and military significance. A number of military camps were located nearby, including the headquarters of the Fifth Division and Field Marshal Shunroku Hata's 2nd General Army Headquarters, which commanded the

WWII was one of the deadliest wars in history. The war was ended only when the United States introduced the atomic bomb to the world and destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. A lot of controversy surrounds the decision made by President Truman to drop the bombs on Japan. The casualties were high and many were civilians, and with this it breeds the following question: Was it the right decision? Could there have been something else the United States could have done before going to such extreme measures? The decision to bomb the Japanese wasn’t an easy one and although the right decision was made it had more to do with political, ethical, and military reasoning than morality.

Although historians may argue that the economically dropping the bomb on japan got us out of world war II, because it saved american lives.

The atomic bomb results were grotesque and horrible, causing many deaths and injuries, and they should not be used unless absolutely necessary, but in this case, it was necessary to stop a war that would have continued inevitably. The United States had to use it to terminate WW2. Condonement of nuclear weapons is foolish, but if used, they can be advantageous in the right situations.

Both authors succeed in making their case. In the case for Maddox, he successfully shows how the ignorance and stubbornness of the Japanese’s Ketsu-Go operation meant that a war would ensue for much longer, if the bombs had not been dropped. He also states the other options Truman could have chosen, such as a blockade or an invasion, but would ultimately lead to the deaths of numerous American and Japanese troops; by the dropping of the atomic bombs, only a small fraction of the estimated death toll would have been impacted. Maddox also successfully points to the need for the second bomb on Nagasaki. He refutes historians who argue the second bombing as “needless barbarism” by stating how the Japanese government would minimize the effect of

"an enthralling, gripping account of bloody battles, huge decisions, and historic personalities that culminated in decision to drop the atomic bomb and brought the war in the pacific to its climactic end. A masterful, meticulously researched work that captures the barbarity of the war waged by those who swore allegiance to the japanese emperor-and by those who crushed the military might of the rising sun."

The United States atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was the only time atomic bombs were used in war, and had a severe impact on the final outcome of World War II. It involved the forces of the United States and Japan battling each other in many different cities of Japan. The bombings took place on August 6, 1945, and August 9, 1945. Eleven United States troops were aboard the Enola Gay when the atomic bombs were dropped. About one hundred and forty thousand people died from the first atomic bomb and about eighty thousand died from the second bombing (Parker, 231). The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a large impact on the outcome of World War II by ending the war in Japan. The two atomic bombs dropped during World War

If the bombs dropped on japan in 1945 that ended the war were so successful. Why haven’t they been used since? This question has been surrounded with controversy for years. Is it because America is scared to kill a mass number of people again? The effect on the environment? All of these are valid reasons but many people believe the main reason is because other countries also have nuclear weapons now. Unlike back in world war two when America was the first country to develop a successful Atomic bomb, they didn’t have to worry about getting touched by anyone else. Little did America know that since the bombings it has been a race for other countries to develop their own nuclear weapons.

The atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan can be viewed as a good or bad thing. Some people think that Japan deserved it considering that they attacked Pearl Harbor, but some think that two wrongs do not make a right. The bombings on Japan had very long-lasting effects on the country and the people. The bombings were a cruel thing to do that killed so many and a large amount of people suffered from the after effects of the bombs for days or for years. Some people believe it was more of a political statement behind the bombings and others think it was to protect the American people and our Military. The bombs were dropped towards the end of World War II so why do such a thing when the war was ending? Why start another fight?

The “Little Boy” uranium bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima instantly killed approximately 80,000 people. Blast equivalent of 12,000 to 15,000 tons of TNT, instantly destroyed about 90 percent of the city of Hiroshima and turned over 5 square miles of Japan into a wasteland. Second plutonium bomb “Fat Man” instantly killed approximately 40,000 people. Blast equivalent of 22,000 tons of TNT destroyed nearly 3 square miles of Nagasaki. The mayor source of exposure in both cities was from penetrating gamma radiation emitted during and shortly after fission. Neutron interaction caused radioactivity in many building materials in city such as iron, concrete structures and roofing tiles. This neutron interaction resulted in potentially significant

The United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a tragic way that they had committed in order to put an end to world war 2. The Bombings had nothing to do with soviet union's post-war and had given the Japanese a chance of an honorable surrender. The Japanese had denied this offer and wanted to carry on with their wrong doings. The United States had to drop the atomic bomb in order to put an end to their foolish behavior because of the many other lives being taken of the war a, they had no other way of putting an end to what they were doing and because they did not want the Soviet Union becoming involved and end up losing more people than what they had originally lost from the atomic bomb.

The classical nuclear deterrence strategy used during the Cold War would require some modifications in order to be effective against non-state actors in the 21st century. The United States and the Soviet Union had enough nuclear weapons between the two superpowers that deterred both from using. This was because it would not be beneficial socially or economically for either in the long-term. Non-state actors are not equal in most respects to state actors and sometimes considered “not deterrable” , so therefore a modified approach may prove more effective.