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Pros And Cons Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

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On August 6, 1945 during World War II the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This explosion killed about 120,000 people. Many more would later die of the radiation from the bomb. This ended the war for the U.S The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the only way to end the war. Japan was going to destroy the U.S. if we didn’t do anything. We were running out of supplies, people, guns, etc. It was either we bomb Japan or loose the war. We wanted the end the war at the earliest possible moment. The U.S. wanted an effective and quick way to end the war, so bombing Japan was the way to go. The Japanese believed up to 20 million many have died …show more content…

The United States may have been able to defeat Japan by blockading its cities, hurting their supply of food and materials. The threat of the Soviets getting involved in the war. The United States deliberately targeted Japan. The U.S basically murdered Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We wouldn’t have liked it if the Japanese boomed the United States and wiped out our country. The United States shouldn’t have put Japan through such devastation. The United States killed harmless innocent civilians. The United States didn’t have to drop the bombs directly on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By doing that they killed over 120,000 people. If the United States wants to show Japan that they should fear them then they should have dropped the bomb in a less populated spot. This would have showed Japan what the bomb was capable of and scare them off. Dropping the bomb in a less populated spot might also make the Japanese surrender. If they would’ve surrendered the United States would’ve saved millions of lives. The bomb was meant to be used only to defend the United States. It has been argued that the bomb was built only to be used to deter enemies not to destroy a country if our country wasn’t in immediate

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