Preview

Drop The Atomic Bomb Pros And Cons

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
450 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Drop The Atomic Bomb Pros And Cons
Drop The A-Bomb America has been through a tough and grueling war. We have lost many soldiers and need to speed it up on the Pacific front against the Japanese to change the tide and encourage surrender. America should drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Japan is in this war for the long hall and something has to change so men stop dying every day. Dropping the bomb is the best thing to do for the US and its military at this point. Dropping this atomic bomb could have some benefits to the US war effort. The bomb could actually save more lives than it takes. Although it sounds crazy, dropping it will save the US a land invasion. A land invasion will cost the US military many men who are already tired and weary from the long war and will

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    DBQ Atomic Bomb

    • 639 Words
    • 2 Pages

    In August of 1945, the United States launched two atomic bombs on Japan; the first, in Hiroshima on August 6, and the second in Nagasaki a few days later. Despite the obvious diplomatic advantage to implementing one of the most intimidating weapons of that time, the United States’ tactics and goals behind dropping the atomic bombs were purely military oriented; the political benefit was merely an added bonus. The atomic bomb was necessary due to the Japanese’s refusal to surrender and the hundreds of thousands of lives at stake.…

    • 639 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Hiroshima PROS and CONS

    • 278 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Although the use of the bomb killed many innocent civilians it also saved many lives because if the bomb had not dropped the war would have gone on with more air raids and more attacks on cities and many soldiers on both sides would have died. If the US had not dropped the atomic bomb the nuclear arms race would have would have went on and the standards would have been different and it may not have been just two cities but an entire country.…

    • 278 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Unfortunately, if the war did not end soon, America would have to launch an invasion of Japan, and “… Japan had an army of 2 million strong stationed in the home islands guarding against invasion,” (The Decision to Drop the Bomb). Simply put, the war needed to end and Japan…

    • 658 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    I don't think that the US should have bombed Japan. It was entirely unnecessary and the US had plenty of opportunities to do other things. America could have used a technical demonstration to show how powerful the bombs were on a nearby, but uninhabited, island. This would have been a effective intimidation act while not adding to WWII's already enormous death count. Admittedly this alone would not have ensured Japan's surrender, but Japan was planning on surrendering in the fall off 1945. The only thing that was keeping them from surrendering sooner was their unwillingness to accept completely unconditional surrender. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have ended World War II, but was it worth the lives…

    • 119 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    By dropping the atomic bomb, we were able to put an end to a war that could have continued for many more years. Though there was much controversy over the bomb, Truman, our president at the time, apprised America saying he was quite thankful for it and celebrated the scientific achievements of the minds that created it. America was the first country to create something of this caliber and he wanted us to realize how great it was. The pragmatic decision helped America to establish its military power on a global scale. It is believed that Japan did not believe that we had a weapon that could cause so much destruction, so we had no choice but to show them. The Japanese people do not believe in surrendering, they see it as dishonorable and are…

    • 314 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In WW2, the bomb wasn't the smartest thing America did. As they hurt many innocent Japanese people in the process. If President Harry Truman and the military thought out there plan to end the war. They could've ended it much more peacefully. If America were really wanted to drop the bomb, they should've dropped it on Germany, as they were the next threat during the…

    • 457 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The dropping of the Atomic Bomb was an attack made on the Japanese by the Americans. Although the dropping of the Atomic Bomb by the United States helped to end World War II, the act was unjustified because of innocent Japanese civilians that were needlessly murdered and were not given sufficient time to surrender from the area. Consequently, the Japanese were defeated before and they were attempting to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the unsuccessful bombing with conventional weapons. This would be the reason that the bombing was not useful.…

    • 635 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The only military use of atomic weapons has been on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and almost certainly brought a prompt conclusion to WW2. However, the question of whether it was necessary is still hotly debated 70 years after the event. The answer is no it wasn’t necessary, although it is not as simple as you may think because if I had just been a soldier fighting in New Guinea or if I was a POW starving on the Thai-Burma railway [1] then answer is yes it was necessary. Necessary can have various meanings though such as indispensable or requisite, but also mean acting from need. The question becomes very problematic or ambiguous if one uses both meanings as again we get a yes and no.…

    • 969 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    War in Japan Wwii

    • 275 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Yes I think that bomb should have been used on Japan. They deserve having a majority of their people destroyed after killing many American Heroes. The way I see it, they had to surprise attack the troops at Pearl Harbor to defeat them. It is also another way to show the world that the United States means business, don’t tread on us. Also with the new weapon come new responsibilities, so to show the world that the United States can be responsible with such power the U.S. contributes to the United…

    • 275 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    President Truman was justified in using atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. As commander-in Chief of US Armed forces, President Truman was responsible for the men and women in harms way. Americans and Japanese were dying, suffering life-altering injuries and experiencing torture and deprivation in prison camps each day the war raged. Additionally, it is important to look at the cultural elements of Japan, , the possible invasion of Japan, and the American morale during this time, when addressing the justification of Truman's decision.…

    • 735 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    On August 6, President Harry Truman plans to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This bomb is supposed to have a major impact on this city. Tens of thousands of people are estimated to die on impact, and thousands are estimated to die after due to the exposure to radiation. President Truman wants to drop the bomb to end the six year war, however, it has caused a major controversy over the amount of damage it will cause. Some people believe that this amount of destruction is needed to assure the war ends. They believe that Japan is going to attack the United States soon, and because the USA is low on resources, they are more vulnerable for the attack. Others think that we should drop the bomb, Little Man, in a nearby harbor to scare the Japanese. They also think that the atomic bomb is too extreme. The blast of the bomb is supposed to be…

    • 376 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    What would you do if you were a soldier, and you knew that if your country didn’t drop the atomic bomb, then you would die? This is what many soldiers were thinking about on August 6th, 1945 when the American government decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. By doing this they saved millions of American lives. When they did this Japan surrendered and it won us the war. Also, it demonstrated the power of America. America did the right thing by dropping the atomic bomb.…

    • 807 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Atomic Bomb Dbq

    • 485 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The amount of peace for the US got for dropping the bomb was significant. It kept peace with its allies all around the world balanced. When dropping the atomic…

    • 485 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    “We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man” stated Leaflet B dropped on August 6th, 1945. Since the United States knew how destructive the bomb was, they should have not used it in the first place. Not only was japan in danger but Leo Szilard and 69 co-signers at the Manhattan Project stated “ the cities of the United States as well as the cities of other nations will be in continuous danger of sudden annihilation.” Most people working on the project for two and a half years did not even know what they were working on or hiding from the American public. Though, Japan killed and injured many Americans, the U.S. killed more people and left Japan with high levels of radiation for many years after the bomb was dropped. In conclusion, the United States was not in any way justified for the decision of dropping the atomic…

    • 717 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Personally I believe that we should not have dropped the atomic Bomb on Japan. The views for this issue is very questionable. Some say it was justified, because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. However, others would say that it was inhumane. I am part of these people. if I was the president during this time, I would not have release the bomb, unless it was absolutely necessary to bring the end to World War II.…

    • 250 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays