Why The Atomic Bombs Were Justified?

Imtiaz Ali Ali 1

Mr.Dadd

CHC2D0-I

29th May 2018

Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified?

it was August 6th, 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used, and not three days later, another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man, and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense, and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs on Japan. A review of the information related to the subject makes it clear that America was justified
The Americans were not new to fighting with the Japanese, for they had previous experience from the invasion of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Through these experiences they became aware of their zealous resistance, forcing the allies to fight for every foot of ground. The allies also became aware of the populaces willingness to join in and sacrifice their lives. The Japanese’s approach to war was nothing short of a curse for the allies. Projections of their casualty rates for a full-scale invasion were tremendous. In the best-case scenario, with the assumption that the United States military would learn from their past mistakes and neglecting the idea that the Japanese would also learn from their last encounter, the projected casualties was set at 500,000 American troops. All while the worst-case scenario would put the casualty toll at approximately 1,700,000 to 2,000,000 (D.M. Giangreco 10). This doesn’t even mention the casualties the Japanese would face were this invasion to happen. Had the Americans carried out Operation Downfall, the losses would have been incomprehensible. Not only this, The Japanese were already aware of the invasion plan and that Kyushu was the likely invasion site. Through intercepted communications the allies found out that the Japanese were preparing a defense against an allied landing in the homeland. (Central Intelligence Agency). To deal with this invasion the Japanese government had
War crimes of the highest degree were done on a monthly basis by the Japanese military. One such massacre took place in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Orchestrated by the Imperial Japanese Army in February of 1945, the Manila Massacre was a disturbing representation of how immoral the Japanese Army was. They took turns raping women and children for enjoyment. They razed much of the city, and in the end, more than 100,000 people were either burned, bombed, shelled, or bayoneted over the worst 28 days the Philippines has ever experienced (Orendain). This is only one of the many atrocities committed by the Japanese army, and as time went on, more of these killing would occur. They further increased the amount of civilian’s dead by refusing to surrender. It was estimated that 333,000 Japanese were killed and another 473,000 were hurt in air raids. Many of their largest cities were destroyed along with their infrastructure. Even after the firebombing of Tokyo which almost completely decimated the city, they still refused to surrender. It was clear that the Japanese government and military cared very little for the Japanese people as they would rather have them die than surrender to the