There are many statements and arguments that suggest that the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima was necessary to end World War II. Such as the Japanese were not surrendering, they still had fighting power as they had sunk U.S. Naval Ship Indianapolis only two days before the bombing Many of this argument can be counted as the only reason the Japanese weren’t surrendering is because they didn’t want to give up there emperor to the “unconditional surrender”, they practically had nothing left. They were sending their battleships and pilots out on suicide missions as they were desperate. Necessity of the bomb lies with the amount of people that would have been killed in a land invasion, although it was vastly exaggerated.
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb Good and Bad One of the major questions regarding the study of World War II is whether or not the United States was justified in dropping the Atomic Bomb on Imperial Japan at the end of the War. Crimes against humanity, as never witnessed before, and hopefully to never be seen again, occurred during the course of World War II. The security of our nation and of other Allied nations was severely threatened, not only by the Germans, but also by the Japanese. The Japanese were a strong people willing to fight until it was no longer possible. It may even be said that they were suicidal, with their kamikaze pilots and no real hope of defeating the Allied nations.
War now does not allow any civillian casualites. Also now with the modern technology exaples like advanced radar, heat seeking missiles, more accurate bombing technology and more advanced aircraft, it is impossible to miss a target. Back in WW2 they bombed industrial areas because it was really hard to bomb a certain spot where the enemy army would be. I do not think it was acceptable back than because why kill millions of civillians when you can go directly to the source which was the military attacking? This is a really hard argument because if you attack the enemy army which is attacking you, you have to think about the deaths of your own men.
Upon learning the full scope of what the results if the Manhattan Project was successful, General Groves was so shocked, at first, he wanted nothing to do with command. However after reflecting and seeing beyond the moment, as leaders must do, he realized that the power of an atomic bomb in the right hands could end the war once and for all (McKain 21). On September 1942, General Leslie Grove became officer in charge of the Manhattan Project and along with Oppenheimer agreed the project required an isolated area, so the first informative action was purchasing the Oak Ridge complex so workers could attempt to separate two isotopes of uranium. This decision allowed the Atomic bomb to be made more efficient and at a reduced cost (Beyer 50). Oak Ridge became the center where all of the different segments could be assembled and test the power of the atomic
On each of the sides the threats were usually about using their weapons on the other side. Just because the Cold War wasn’t a real war it was still scary for a lot of people. The threats made everyone worry. An example is when one of the sides was threatening to use a missile on another place that our country supported. The only reason the other side was going to use the missile on a country we supported was because they were threatened by our nuclear weapons.
“It wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing” – Dwight Eisenhower Discuss this quote in relation to historian’s views on the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. On August 6th and August 9th 1945, atomic weapons were used as weapons for the first and only time in human history. President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan has since created some of the most controversial debates in history. Historians have been divided since that day, as to whether or not it was necessary to drop the atomic bombs, and what the real reasons for dropping them were. In fact, the debates behind using the atomic bombs against Japan began even before the decision was made.
Should Nations Have Weapons Of Mass Destruction In my opinion no country should have nuclear weapons even the united stats. Yet countries are less likely to attack, or declare war on an opposing country if they have weapons of mass destruction. The only country to have used a nuclear weapon in war is the United States. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that ended world war 2. The fact is who do we trust to have weapons which can destroy the world.
This expansion caused the country’s external debt to grow from 58% of GDP in the early 1970s to 82% in 1980. According to Din Duggan the People have failed to demand responsible leaders as we have gotten used to the viciousness of securing political control, we have embraced material things and tolerated injustice for far too long. The writer states that if the patient should live, they have to destroy the system of political tribalism, although this is unlikely to happen. The only hope that may exist is for the few good men and women of both parties to leave and form a legitimate third party. “Only through the death of tribal bonds might we restore the life of a nation”, said Duggan.
This makes us dependent on foreign providers. Another huge problem is the nuclear waste disposal. Like I described earlier, the fuel never really becomes safe. NEVER. So, in essence, when we develop nuclear energy, we are committing ourselves to managing the left over fuel and anything else that gets contaminated for infinity.
Also, both countries realised the devastating capability of the weapons and as a result did not use them. Furthermore, due to Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), nuclear weapons were used as a deterrent and nothing more, thus stabilising the Cold War. Therefore, due to the fear of the consequences of arms race, and the fact that nuclear war did not occur, the nuclear arms race stabilised the Cold War between 1949 and 1963. Until 1949 the USA was at a clear advantage since the USSR had not successfully tested a nuclear bomb. However, moving into the 1950’s, when both countries each had enough power to destroy their enemy; for example both countries had developed the hydrogen bomb by the end of 1953.