The decision that was made to bomb the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was very irresponsible and immoral of the United States government. ... The use of the atom bomb on the Japanese people was undoubtedly a devastating mistake made by the United States government. The United States had been bombing Japan for months, and the Japanese people were already becoming weak from nine months of air attacks. ... Not just the Japanese army, but the Japanese people; women, children, men, animals, homes, etc...On March 9th thru the 10th, 300 American bombers feverishly bombed Tokyo, Japan. ... The Un...

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Shortly after that the United States Government began work on the Manhattan Project. ... (Szasz 25) The scientists were so confident that the gun-type atomic bomb would work "no test was conducted, and it was first employed in military action over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945."...

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Japan found the United States was getting in the way of their goals, so the Japanese bombed a military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ... But instead of stopping the United States from getting in the way of Japan's conquests, the bombing of Pearl Harbor propelled the US and Japan into a Pacific war. ... But the Japanese government lived in a world of reality where an attack by the US was very possible. ... If the Americans ever followed the Japanese back to Japan, only under the condition of one last battle were the Japanese generals going to consider negotiating an honorable surrender. ...

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Roosevelt declared war against Japan. ... On August 8th, 1945, the Soviets invaded Japan. ... Still the Japanese refused to surrender. ... Still the Japanese refused to surrender. ... On August 10, 1945, the Japanese government offered to accept the terms of the Postdam Declaration as long as it did not comprise any demand, which prejudices the prerogatives of His Majesty as a Sovereign Ruler. ...

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August 6th was the day the United States government chose to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima and in one flash the world was introduced to the new atomic age. ... Truman had given Japan an opportunity to surrender, warning them of complete destruction, but the ultimatum that he sent was ignored and the Japanese government ignored it and faced, "utter devastation," (HIST, 426). ... This lead to the inevitable surrendering of Japan. ... There is no way we would be able to tell exactly how many lives were saved just by the fact that we would no longer need to invade Japan but ...

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In the middle of war, the higher ups in the government and military like to think they have the knowledge of all aspects of what is going on in the world of war. This thinking might stand true with today's technology but during the war time of the Bombing of Japan this was not the case. ... These tests were conducted on July 16, 1945, not even a month before they were to be used on Japan. ... On August 9th, 1945, a second Atomic bomb was dropped on the city, Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people instantly, causing Japan to surrender. ... The military that had also launched an evasive air raid o...

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This caused Japan to see United States as a target. ... The Japanese leaders apparently ignored the ultimatum. ... It was August 9, 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, when the Japanese government did not surrender, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki . ... The citizens of Nagasaki were very surprised because the Japanese government tried to minimize knowledge of the extent of damage to Hiroshima. The Japanese government told the people of Japan that it was a "special-type bomb." ...

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In the spring of 1945, American forces continued to fight Japan in the Second World War. ... The never-say-die Japanese showed no signs of surrendering any time soon. ... To the U.S. government (Truman) and military, successfully creating a nuclear bomb an important objective. ... Due to Japan's cultural belief that surrendering was dishonorable and worse than death, Japan was expected to keep on fighting until the bitter end. ... Using nuclear weapons to bomb the Japanese would swiftly bring about Japanese surrender. ...

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Leaving an impact of epic proportions, the bombs of The Manhattan Project have left scars on Japan and the world to this very day. ... The Manhattan Project eventually skyrocketed into a two billion dollar program that was always funded by the United States government. It was pushed forward extremely quickly; due to the fear that the Germans, had, at the time, also been researching atomic weapons, and the American government felt that they were very far behind. ... Groves saw the need for a dedicated platoon of men that would be trained to drop the bomb on targets in Japan. ... Shortly af...

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The main downfall of China is the communist ideology of their government. ... Japan boasts the second largest economy in the world and ranks second in the amount of Internet users, which plays a big role in today's information age. ... Also Japan has an innovative government, which will not allow the country to grow stale or stagnant. All this said, Japan will never equal the manpower or geographical advantages of the United States. ... Does the media create a skepticism of government? ...

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The Manhattan Project was created by the U.S. government in 1942 so the country could develop an atomic device (Walker 26). ... Truman warned the Japanese to surrender but by the Japanese not surrendering it caused a lot of deaths for the Japanese citizens. ... He threated to drop the bomb but Japan's refusal caused the deaths of the Japanese citizens. ... Japan felt that Truman was bluffing because they just wanted the Japanese to surrender but he believed it was justifiable to send a warning as to that japan did not when they attacked Pearl Harbor and that they wanted the citizens to ...

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Hollywood had become a viable power of communication "one that certain members of the government had begun to fear. ... The surprise assault by Japanese warplanes destroyed dozens of ships, loaded with crew "all in all, over a thousand servicemen died that day. ... Hawaii served as America's midway point between the mainland and Japan, and although the Japanese attempted to wipe out much of those offenses in the Pearl Harbor attacks, the American naval fleet struck back with a vengeance. And in spite of the great victories against the Japanese in the Pacific, the war was tak...

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Examples of chemical weapons would include the nerve agent Sarin that was deployed by a religious cult in Japan in 1995 to kill and injure the general public, and mustard gas that was used during World War I. ... For example, the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, the Afghan government used artillery against the United States that the United States sold to them when they were fighting the war against Russia; this is referred to as deadly returns. ... Landis in Introducing Global Issues, "when the Indian government detonated its first nuclear explosion in 1974, it symbolically ended the ...

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In John Hersey's Hiroshima many Japanese citizens are effected by something that happened in a matter of seconds, the dropping of the first atomic bomb. ... When she got a home from the government Mrs. ... Father Kleinsorge loved Japan so much that he registered himself as a Japanese citizen, under the name Father Makoto Takakura and joined a Misasa congregation. ... Along with many other doctors he was outraged that the government had not provided Hiroshima with medical supplies or doctors after the bombing. ...

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In John Hersey's Hiroshima many Japanese citizens are effected by something that happened in a matter of seconds, the dropping of the first atomic bomb. ... When she got a home from the government Mrs. ... Father Kleinsorge loved Japan so much that he registered himself as a Japanese citizen, under the name Father Makoto Takakura and joined a Misasa congregation. ... Along with many other doctors he was outraged that the government had not provided Hiroshima with medical supplies or doctors after the bombing. ...

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In that year America dropped 2 atomic bombs in Japan each one of them destroyed a city. For example, the atomic bomb which named Little Boy dropped to Japan on 8:15, August 6th, 1945. ... For example, recently, Japan had a nuclear crisis, and this event let people in the world feel unsafe. In March of 2011, earthquake lead Japan had a nuclear crisis. ... We pay taxes to our country to let the government adjust the economy. ...

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The U.S. government established the top secret Manhattan Project in 1942 to develop an atomic device. ... It missed its mark but still had a devastating effect on Nagasaki causing an unconditional surrender by the Japanese. ... After the first bomb was dropped, the Japanese did not surrender so a second bomb was dropped. ... Finally the Japanese surrendered and the madness was stopped. ... The U.S. government established the top secret Manhattan Project in 1942 to develop an atomic device. ...

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In 1939, Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard cautioned the U.S. government against the danger of Nazis making nuclear bombs. ... The United States government began to speculate about weapons that would make use of the discovery of fission, the splitting of the atom. ... Japan surrendered not soon after. ... Oppenheimer soon began to show distaste toward the government. The death toll caused by the atom bombs in Japan was a heavy weight on his shoulders. ...

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USA decided to use the atomic bomb to defeat Japan in order to save around 500.000 lives of American soldiers that were needed to end the war and in the summer 1945 the USA dropped two bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... In addition to NATO, USA established security treaties with Japan in 1951,Australiacc, and New Zealand (ANZUS) in 1951, and with Southeast Asian states (SEATO) in 1954. ... First, it makes any government less willing to oppose the prestigious state. ... The second important political function of prestige is a low cost foreign policy that brings compliance by foreign govern...

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Japanese experts estimate that burns caused at least 50 percent of the deaths in Hiroshima. ... Finally, the government decided to preserve the building in its natural setting. ... Inside the monument is room to store the many cranes that children all over the world have made and sent to Japan. ...

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He explains that how India could establish an authority against China with U.S. backup and India could also help U.S. with middle-east conflicts and protect oil reserves as begin the closest ally to those countries comparing to other two U.S allies, Japan and Australia. ... Martin talks form U.S government perpective explaining that these test were very opposed by the U.S officials and that "Washington ignores India". ... In this article Arvind gives detail information about the nuclear test performed by India and condemns the India government actions. He starts by using words "hasty act by...

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Even in Britain, Japanese car and electronic firms are attracted here by our government. ... A virtual world that has no boundaries between countries, where even language barriers are diffused and where governments may strive for censorship but find it impossible to achieve. ...

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