Why Did Hitler's Decision To Drop The Atomic Bomb?

Since the begging of time humans have resorted to war in times of conflict or disagreement. Nevertheless, humans have never had tremendous annihilation power up until WWII and the creation of the atomic bomb. Dropping such bomb would ensure thousands of people would lose their lives some of who were innocent and some not. Although, the decision to drop the bomb is controversial it was necessary due to the stakes of sovereignty, ethnic cleansing prevention, and the end to Hitler’s regime. One cannot merely justify killing alone however, one can rationalize and outweigh the outcome if Hitler’s regime would have won the war. To better analyze this matter, one must first understand the magnitude of WWII. The Second World War lasted from 1939 to 1945 and resulted in the deaths of
Compared to the Thucydides Melian Dialogue one can see the effects of the Security Dilemma unfold and the consequence of high tensions between states unravel into sure anarchy. Nevertheless, Japan decided to increase those tensions drastically on December 7, 1941. Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor which at the time was a strong naval base carrying several U.S battleships and destroyers. For the first time in U.S history the U.S was attacked in the homeland without notice and surprise. The Japanese’s attack was so brutal it cost the lives of 2,300 U.S soldiers many of whom perished by drowning alongside their ships. The Japanese’s mission was to eliminate the targets at all cost this included by suicide bombings. Soon after the Japanese ran out of ammunition they led to their last resort which was themselves as a weapon. These kamikaze pilots knew they weren’t coming back alive and were prepared to commit suicide to ensure the enemy was brought to its knees. These ruthless tactics and warfare left the U.S no other choice but to enter the war soon after the