The Nuclear Bomb Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

The reason that the atomic bomb was considered to be very effective was because it had the capability to wipe out an entire city, including troops, men, women, and children. Would an act of this capacity be considered as moral? Scholars dispute the morality of Truman’s decision, some arguing it was warranted by Japan’s aggression and refusal to surrender, and other scholars suggesting that the assaults were the moral equivalent of the Nazi holocaust (109). I postulate that to annihilate an entire city of people in one fell swoop is something that neither man nor nation should be able to decide, even if they conceive the other party to be deserving of such a punishment in retribution for their actions.

What would you do if you saw an American B-29 bomber flying over your city about to drop the most devastating weapon in history? This was a reality for the Japanese people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs were dropped in 1945 during WW2 because the Japanese refused to surrender(History.com). The Allies (or U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia) started winning the war which made Germany surrender but japan would not surrender the U.S. would have to use drastic measures to ensure victory. Because WW2 had a lasting affects on our nation citizens should learn about before the bombings, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and how it is like today.

Hiroshima was such an ideal target for American bombing. According to the book, this was because the city was considered an important place for establishing a military command center. Another reason was that it was a place where communication would be coordinated from. It was the perfect city for militaries to station their operations in.

One of the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry S. Truman’s decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The motives behind Truman’s actions are shrouded in controversy as top military officials publicly denounced the use of such a disastrous weapon. There is overwhelming evidence supporting both sides of the decision, as historians are split in opinion. The United States had been using conventional bombing to try to push Japan over the edge to surrender, but with countless Japanese civilians loyal to their country, invading Japan proved to be more problematic than first thought. Harry S. Truman made the ultimate decision of dropping the atomic bomb in hopes that it would end the war, but the amount of casualties caused by it has historians questioning if it was morally right, “The bomb was unfortunate, but it was the only means to bring Japan to a surrender,” historian Sadao Asada states (Bomb 9). Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justifiable because they would ultimately lead to the end of the war and would demonstrate U.S. supremacy.

Was it necessary for Truman to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan in World War II? On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped by a US aircraft on Hiroshima. This atomic bomb was dropped to force Japan into surrender, this bomb alone destroyed Hiroshima and over 90,000 people were instantly killed in the explosion and an additional 100,000 people perished from burns and radiation sickness. On August 9, 1945 only three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki resulting in an additional 80,000 casualties of the Japanese population. The people of Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945 soon after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many people opposed to the use of the atomic bombs because people argued that Truman 's decision to use atomic bombs was a barbaric act of cruelty. People also argued that the US government had other ulterior motives to drop the atomic bomb that were necessary for America 's ideals. Necessary motives like presenting The Soviet Union a strong message for the Soviets to watch their step around America. A conventional way of warfare for Japan 's surrender would have costed many more American lives. Truman and others believed that the atomic bomb was necessary to save American lives but also Japanese lives. These actions from President Truman marked the end of the most destructive war in history. The two sources that will used and evaluated in this paper are is The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis D. Wainstock (1996)

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.

The pressing question still lingers: Was the United States justified in using the Atomic Bomb against Japan during WWII? World War II stands as the bloodiest and deadliest war of all time. It involved more than thirty countries and resulted in over fifty million civilian and military deaths. It lasted six years, beginning with Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939. As the Allied Powers (mainly the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) were in direct conflict with each other, many wonder if the cost of victory was too extreme. In late 1941, the process of creating the world’s first, most deadly weapon began. The production of the first atomic bomb was code named “the Manhattan Project.” After months of production, August 6, 1945, America dropped the “Little Boy” bomb on Hiroshima, wiping out ninety percent of the city. August 9, 1945, just three days after the devastation of the first bomb, America dropped the “Fat Man” bomb on Nagasaki. Dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was not necessary, nor justified in ending World War II. Due to the fact that America targeted heavily civilian populated cities (with limited military value), that Japan was in a position of surrender before the bomb was dropped, and the fact that the U.S. did not give enough time for Japan to process the devastation of the first bomb before the second in Nagasaki shows that America’s decision to drop the atomic bomb was entirely unjustified.

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the Atomic Bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb “Fat Man” on Nagasaki. The first bomb was dropped to scare the Japanese into surrendering when it didn’t work the second bomb was dropped causing destruction and the surrender of Japan. In a time of need and anguish, Harry S Truman made the courageous decision to drop the first atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The big question is whether America was justified in dropping the bombs and it was because it would help stop the war, save American lives, and avenge those who were sadly murdered or hurt in the process.

        August 6, 1945 defines a pivotal moment in world history. At 8:15am, the United States

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.

During World War II, on August 6,1945, America took extreme action, and became the first and only country to ever use nuclear weapons in combat. It was an American B-29 bomber that released the first atomic bomb over the targeted city of Hiroshima located in Japan. The blast immediately demolished 90 percent of the city and caused the death of nearly 80,000 individuals. The deaths count would not end there, as the presence of radiation left behind from the bomb would continue to take many lives. Three days later, America dropped another atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki taking an additional 40,000 Japanese’s lives. There was only a few days to follow after the second bomb was dropped for Japan’s Emperor, Hirohito, to declared the absolute surrender of his country from World War II. From this point in American history and ongoing today, there is much controversy over the decision of whether or not the nuclear weapons should have been used. There are many points to consider however, with the given circumstances, releasing the atomic bomb on Japan was a necessary evil that gave America the upper hand in World War II. Many people felt that the use of atomic weapons was a vile and impulsive decision made by an unprepared President. Yet, the dropping of these atomic weapons brought along many positive consequences for America. One of the positive effects was that it brought the war to an end, as well as the arrangement of peace. The atomic bomb also revealed the power and

This essay deals with a forensic analysis of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 by first exploring the context in which it took place and has been presented to the world, and then undertaking a forensic examination of the event in light of modern criminological knowledge as well as two readings in the context of modernism and modernity. As Japan had begun losing the Pacific War, the United States commenced the Manhattan Project to develop the Atomic Bomb partly with the input from German nuclear scientists ferried to the US after the Third Reich 's surrender. The bomb, when dropped, exploded at 1,900 feet altitude above Shima Hospital 's courtyard, 550 feet away from its target of Aioi Bridge on Ota River, and had a 12.5 kiloton yield. Upon detonation, the temperature on the ground reached 5,400°F, and the bomb created a half-mile radius fireball; 70,000 out of 76,000 buildings in the city were incinerated, and 110,000 civilians instantly perished and many more had their bodies burned beyond recognition, causing multiple cancers. When US President Harry Truman announced the atomic bombing, he directly linked it to the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese mistreatment of American POWs and Japan 's rejection of the Potsdam Declaration. To this day the atomic bombing of Japan remains a most controversial and politically sensitive issue, and an American apology is still awaited 69 years on. The United States at first suppressed all reports of

In the midst of WWII, on August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which was the first time an atomic bomb was used in war. Three days later, the United States proceeded to drop an atomic bomb again on another city, Nagasaki, which was the last time that an atomic bomb has ever been used in the world till today. Soon after the devastating bombings, with thousands of Japanese civilians dead, the Japanese emperor Hirohito surrendered, marking the official end of WWII. Consequently, whether or not dropping the atomic bomb was the right decision remains relevant today. Those who support the dropping of the bomb argue that the dropping of the bomb was necessary because it forced the Japanese to surrender. However, the atomic bomb should not have been dropped because although the bomb ended the war quickly, there were alternative ways to force the Japanese to surrender, and the bomb decimated Japanese cities which therefore created the atomic age.

The atomic bombing of Japan was an unjustified decision that many considered was inhumane. Through the use of atomic bombs, many innocents were harmed in one way or another. Berger described the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as "a terrorist act" and that it was "evil". While Berger 's argument was extreme, the U.S. still remains unjustified because they did not know exactly how much damage the bomb would actually cause. Bombing Japan, the U.S. harmed thousands of civilians and displayed the effectiveness of the atomic bomb despite having other options to end the war.

Would you kill a thousand to save millions? Well the drastic actions taken by the United States did save millions. There were two actions that had to occur to save the millions and end the war, the dropping of the two atomic bombs being the first of their kind were to be the most powerful bomb ever invented using atomic and nuclear forces so create it and packed over 20,000 tons of TNT and was about ten feet long. The bomber that transported and dropped them was called the 'Enola Gay’. The two Japanese cities’ that were struck by such creations were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this essay I will be discussing on how the actions taken by the United States of America were completely justified in dropping the two bombs as is established a future power image, saved millions, ended the war and ended the axis of evil.