Pros And Cons Of Hiroshima Bombing

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
Like mentioned before, a con is the amount of casualties the bomb will cause. Also, how much of the city will be destroyed. However, you also have to take into account the pros. A pro of dropping Little Man is that U.S. soldiers will not have to invade Japan. If United States troops invaded Japan, millions of lives would be lost. In addition to that, the U.S. is more vulnerable sue to low resources. I believe that if we invade Japan instead of dropping Little Man, we would lose the war. The United States losing the war would result in Hitler winning, which is everyone's least interest.
World War 2, is thought to a fight for humanity. Most people agree that if Hitler wins, that the world is going downhill from there. This is why the bombing has been justified. In my opinion, I believe that using nuclear weapons against Japan is necessary to end the war. If we do not drop the bomb, and we invade Japan instead, millions of soldiers will lose their lives. If we care about our country and our soldiers, we would choose to drop this