Why Is The Dropping Of The Atomic Bomb Justified
The Big Boom
In 9th grade History, the class has recently finished the chapter on WWII. The class was exposed to what happened leading to the dropping of the bomb. Some believe that the droppings were justified, because if the bombs weren’t dropped, there would have been more battles and even more deaths than the bombs combined. Another reason some would agree is to show the world what this weapon really does. Others may think that the bomb was one of the worst event that has ever happened to our world because of how many innocent lives the bomb took and how the threat of nuclear warfare is now always looming over our heads. The United States made the right decision by dropping the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The first reason to justify …show more content…
When America fire-bombed Tokyo, killing 100,000 people, this had basically no political effect to the Japanese. Again, how do you shock a country into surrendering when they are willing to sacrifice that many lives? As it was, before the atomic bombs were planned to be dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, they were both on the list to be fire bombed. What’s the difference besides that one bomb is more deadly and new to the world? The cities would both be in ruins anyway. Some may even say that being hit by the atomic bomb was better than being hit by a fire bomb; the atomic bomb, when right underneath, vaporized people on spot, not a lot of pain; the fire bomb burns you to death. Also with this, the atomic bomb is new and has never been used before now in history. While helping to end the war with Japan, the bombs taught a lesson to the rest of the world as to just how destructive this weapon really is. Also, the USSR was about to demand joint occupation of Japan, but the war was over soon after the bombings. So the bombs not only ended the war with Japan, but a problem with the
In 9th grade History, the class has recently finished the chapter on WWII. The class was exposed to what happened leading to the dropping of the bomb. Some believe that the droppings were justified, because if the bombs weren’t dropped, there would have been more battles and even more deaths than the bombs combined. Another reason some would agree is to show the world what this weapon really does. Others may think that the bomb was one of the worst event that has ever happened to our world because of how many innocent lives the bomb took and how the threat of nuclear warfare is now always looming over our heads. The United States made the right decision by dropping the bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The first reason to justify …show more content…
When America fire-bombed Tokyo, killing 100,000 people, this had basically no political effect to the Japanese. Again, how do you shock a country into surrendering when they are willing to sacrifice that many lives? As it was, before the atomic bombs were planned to be dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, they were both on the list to be fire bombed. What’s the difference besides that one bomb is more deadly and new to the world? The cities would both be in ruins anyway. Some may even say that being hit by the atomic bomb was better than being hit by a fire bomb; the atomic bomb, when right underneath, vaporized people on spot, not a lot of pain; the fire bomb burns you to death. Also with this, the atomic bomb is new and has never been used before now in history. While helping to end the war with Japan, the bombs taught a lesson to the rest of the world as to just how destructive this weapon really is. Also, the USSR was about to demand joint occupation of Japan, but the war was over soon after the bombings. So the bombs not only ended the war with Japan, but a problem with the