Was The Atomic Bomb Justified?

The development of nuclear weapons led to the use of the atomic bomb in world war two. The atomic bomb was made and tested in the United States, it proved to be successful and was dropped on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, which were two cities in Japan. The atomic bomb was a new weapon that was bigger and caused more destruction than any bomb previously invented. It caused widespread destruction where the first bomb hit Hiroshima, and followed with the second bomb three days later in Nagasaki causing the Japanese to surrender, ending the Second World War. The dropping of the atomic bomb is seen as a controversial issue because people differentiate on the secrecy, humanity, and necessity in its use. The united states was justified in its use of the atomic bomb, but did have options avoiding secrecy among our Russian allies, or could have gone with more humane plans proposed that would also have won America the war. The …show more content…
The reason many believe the atomic bomb could have been avoided is because it is believed that japan would have surrendered if the United States had invaded Japan. Other alternatives suggested by the Franck committee were to use the atomic bomb in a demonstration given as a warning to Japan to surrender. The scientific panel of the interim committee recommended using the atomic bomb. They believed a demonstration would not end the war, and therefore the bomb required direct military use. Undersecretary of the navy ralph bard objected to the unannounced use of the bomb against Japan. He believed that Japan was already looking for a reason to surrender. Truman decided to use the bomb because it was deemed the most effective way of all the plans to get the Japanese to surrender quickly. The use of the bomb was viewed as the better option because during an invasion of Japan many American lives would be lost while a whole city of japan could be ruined with one nuclear