Why Is The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Necessary

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; a bomb that completely obliterated both cities. Many believe that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were turning points of the war in Japan. Many people say that this bomb could have saved many lives as well as save the United States economy. However, I believe otherwise. Although at first glance, it may seem that the Atomic bomb was essential to ending the war in Japan, a deeper look into the topic reveals otherwise. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely unnecessary as the bombs took an innumerable amount of lives, Japan was already defeated in many aspects, according to a survey performed on Japanese generals and people, Japan would
Although there is no exact number of the death toll of the atomic bombs, one estimate states that at Hiroshima, 90,000~120,000 people died and at Nagasaki, 60,000~80,000 people died. This means that all together, 150,000~200,000 people died. (Children of the Atomic Bomb) And to add on, America had already rained Tokyo with thousands of tons of bombs. Between March and June of 1945, America dropped around 10,200 tons of bombs on Tokyo; an action that resulted in 72 square miles of land being “burned out”, took over 100,000 lives and left a million homeless. (Weber) Even after seeing the damage the atomic bomb has done, some people still justify the bombs saying that the bombing was revenge for Pearl Harbor; however, these two attacks do not even compare. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor was an attack on a military base while the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were in highly populated areas. This means that at Pearl Harbor, mostly soldiers died and at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, mostly civilians died. If the Atomic Bombs were dropped on a military base, the bombs would be somewhat justified; however, these bombs were dropped in a highly populated area killing innocent
The Japanese military was obliterated; the entire Navy and Air Force was completely destroyed. Japan itself was pretty much surrounded by the United States and the Soviet Union which would mean that supplies were cut off to Japan. Even Japanese citizens suffered from starvation as food had become so scarce. From what was left in Japan, the factories were barely able to create ammunition and weapons. (Institute of Historical Review) To sum it up, Japan basically had nothing left, and when Japan was at its lowest point, the United States dropped two bombs, one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki. This shows that the bombs were pointless as if the United States had waited just a little, then the Japanese would probably have surrendered as Japan would at one point run out of resources. Even without the bomb, research shows that Japan still would have surrendered, even if the bombs were not dropped.
Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts, and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945, and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even