The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombing

The United States decided to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. This bombing created devastation and death that the world had never seen before. The use of the atomic bombs has been a topic of intense debate for years following the bombing. Several reasons for such outcry pertaining to the use of the atomic bomb were the moral dilemmas behind the bombing, the mass destruction caused by the bombing, the horrible physical and emotional effects on the citizens of Japan, and strained relations between America and Japan.
President Truman took action to retaliate against Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor (Fall 2015 History and Global Effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Comments, n.d.). The atomic bomb was the most destructive weapon that the United States had, and it would produce much destruction and death. The United States only had two bombs that were ready for use, but they wanted Japan to believe that the United States had an unlimited supply of the atomic bombs. On July 26, 1945, President Truman issued Potsdam Declaration. The declaration warns Japan of the destruction to come if Japan refuses to surrender. On July 29, 1945, the Japanese government refuses to surrender,
Some say that the use of the atomic bomb was inhumane because of the devastation upon human life. While others say that if the atomic bomb had not been used in the manner it was, that World War II may have continued costing more loss of human life than the bombing (The National Interest, n.d.). America was very strong in the act to defend the country and its citizens, dealing with the moral dilemmas behind the bombing, the mass destruction caused by the bombing, the horrible physical and emotional effects on the citizens of Japan, and strained relations between America and