Summary: The Necessary Atomic Solution

The Necessary Atomic Solution The United States should have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan because it was the only way to stop them and finally put an end to World War II, and there were also several smaller conflicts that the deed would have resolved. By the near end of World War II, Japan was the last dictatorial country that needed to be taken care of in order to end it all. The Soviet Union was on somewhat good terms with the United States and the Allies after Hitler attempted to attack the USSR in Stalingrad, suffering a heavy defeat. At the Tehran conference, Stalin agreed with Roosevelt in the execution of the invasion of France, and the idea of Germany being split after the war. The Allies had captured Rome after the Germans retreated …show more content…
Japan was the cause for the United States to get involved with the war in the first place. Senator Richard Russel said to Harry Truman, “The foul attack on Pearl Harbor brought us into war and I am unable to see any valid reason why we should be so much more considerate and lenient in dealing with Japan than with Germany.” Truman also expressed, “The only language they seem to understand is the one we have been using to bombard them. When you have to deal with a beast you have to treat him as a beast.” Peace was an unfavorable way to settle the finale of the war. The atomic bomb also gave the United States a reason for other countries, such as Russia, to think twice if they ever intended to start new conflict, for they could receive the same retribution like Japan had. (Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to be that effective, for the Cold War arose several years later.) The Manhattan project had costed $1,889,604,000 at the time. It made more sense to put the hard work into actual use, rather than to leave it as a test that would have been aimless if not ever applied at all. These efforts weren’t mandatory, but they were definitely beneficial for the U.S.’s