Since the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan at the end of World War II there has been much debate as to whether or not it was really necessary. The American government led by President Harry S. Truman were not justified and did not have a good enough reason to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. Although this act eventually led to the surrender of Japan it was not necessary and had disastrous effects. Thousand of innocent civilians were killed or seriously injured, while there is proof that Japan was already ready to surrender. Despite the American view that revenge should be taken against Japan because of Pearl Harbor, it did not have to be achieved in such a horrific way. It is hard to imagine how a country could knowingly distroy another nation using nuclear warfare. This mistake made by the United States has now become known as one of the greatest disasters of the 20th century.
On the morning of August 6th, 1945 (8:15am) an atomic bomb known as the "Little Boy"" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. The bomb destroyed more than 13km ² of the city and killed and seriously injured the city's population of 350 000. The victims were mostly composed of women and children. Those that weren't killed instantly by the explosion were seriously injured. These victims were exposed to radiation and were slowing dying due to their radiation sickness. "Having found the bomb. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans"" (President Truman, 1945). President Truman may have felt he would be saving the lives of many Americans, yet he and the U.S government thought little about how many innocent non-military individuals they would injure and kill along with the city they would destroy with the dropping of the Atomic bomb. There were other ways to ensure Japan's surrender without agreeing to engage in such a horrific act.
WAS IT NECESSARY? In 1945, August 6th the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the City of Hiroshima in Japan. A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the bomb that killed nearly 150,000 people; those who had not been killed wish they were dead as they laid in agony from burns. More than 10 sq km/4 sq mi...
The decision that was made to bomb the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was very irresponsible and immoral of the United States government. ... The effect on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki due to the atomic bombs are disturbing. Over 80,000 people were killed just in Hiroshima alone. In Nagasaki, the radiation from the blast was more intense than that of Hiroshima. ... Some could say that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were totally justifiable and even necessary in order to get the Japanese to surrender. ...
President Truman's decision to drop the bombs, "Little Boy" and "Fat Man", on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was because he wanted to end the war quickly with little loss of American life, because it was designed to scare the USSR and because Japan's leaders refused to surrender. ... Truman's goal was to spend less on American casualties, so the best solution to accomplish his objective was to drop the bomb on Hiroshima after the intense fire-bombing of about 37 Japanese cities (Langley 17). ... Almost 150,000 civilians were killed as a result of the attack of Hiro...
The Hiroshima Bombing, as it is called, happened on August 6th, 1945, and it was when the United States first released a nuclear bomb on one of Japan's cities, Hiroshima. ... Was it really necessary to kill that many Japanese civilians, or did the US save more American's lives by dropping the bomb? ... Hiroshima and Nagasaki were isolated from contact with humans, because of the risks that radiation posed to the people. ... That would also force Japan to surrender, given enough time (Hiroshima and the End of World War II: Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). ... The scars l...
The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War Two, and the events leading up to the attack, had terrifying consequences on the people of Japan. ... On August 6th, a single American plane flew over, and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, destroying nearly 60% of the city. ... Michihiko Hachiya wrote, in the article "Surviving the Atomic Attack on Hiroshima, 1945". ... It was necessary for Roosevelt to build the atomic bomb because success in war at that time was being fueled by production. ... There were already war tactics such as firebombing being executed by ...
However, in terms of those opposing the bombings of the two cities, their main evidences include: japan was already defeated, both cites were filled with civilians, and it was not the main reasoning for japan surrender, leading to the question: was the usage of the atomic bombs on August 6th and August 9th towards the end of World War Two, both respectively named Little Boy and Fat Man, on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary? ... Even then General, later president, Dwight Eisenhower said in a Newsweek interview "The Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn't ...
Debris and piles of concreted replaced the once powerful city of Hiroshima. In the story "Autumn Gardening" by Siu Wai Anderson, the main character Mariko is battling with her emotions from her devastating experience back in Hiroshima, Japan. The image of the demolished city of Hiroshima in wake of the atomic bomb helps me to grasps the emotions and thoughts running through Mariko's mind about that tragic day in her life. Mariko was considered lucky to one of the hibakusha, survivors of the attack on Hiroshima. ... Before I thought of the act necessary to end the war and prevent furt...
The Bombing of Hiroshima: Necessary or Not? Why did America drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? ... He wrote, Hiroshima was destroyed for an "excellent" reason. ... Hiroshima, as it turns out, was no exception. ... The death of thousands of civilians, the complete eradication of a city, and the radiation left from the attack was not necessary. ...
It was unusually hot in Hiroshima on this late summer morning in 1945. ... Hiroshima was the first city ever to be devastated by an atomic bomb. ... Hiroshima was one of them. ... A few miles east of Hiroshima, the crew strapped on their safety goggles and activated the automatic release system. ... At exactly 8:16:02 am, Hiroshima time, the bomb exploded over the city. ...
