"How will the world use its nuclear capability?" (“The Decision to Drop the Bomb”) is a conflicting question that the world does not know the exact answer to. The American people never imagined the strength and lasting effects of the nuclear bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Most American citizens believe that bombing Japan was the only option at the time. While arguments against and for the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are substantial and noteworthy, the appalling effects were ethically unjust to the civilians and suggest that American leaders were selfish and racist.
The article, “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” from USHistory.org, examines the “decision of unprecedented gravity” that President Truman faced. The article claims …show more content…
Morton, like Alperovitz, also comments of the lack of military leaders within the decision and discusses the explanation given by Henry Stimson, who Morton says is “the man who more than any other was responsible for advising the President.” (Morton 334). According to Stimson, once the Manhattan Project began, most US officials assumed the use of atomic weapons if necessary. (Morton 335). While efforts in the Manhattan Project came to an end, the Interim Committee, consisting of various government department heads, suggested to the president that the nuclear bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible, without prior warning, and in an area where the Japanese military was located. (Morton 337). Planning to shock the Japanese with atomic bombs goes against human rights. Rather than the Japanese military being killed, thousands of civilians died from the bombings. The content within Morton’s article is unbiased and shares the facts that went into the decision to drop the …show more content…
Hersey follows the lives of six survivors and their experiences during and after the bombing. “And now each knows that in the act of survival he lived a dozen lives and saw more death than he ever thought he would see. At the time, none of them knew anything.” (Hersey 2). Through “Hiroshima,” Hersey depicts the devastating effects that the atomic bomb that no American would ever begin to understand. Though the confusion of the Hiroshima people after the bomb had hit can remotely compare to the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, a different motive of attack is apparent. “Almost all had their heads bowed, looked straight ahead, were silent, and showed no expression whatever.” (Hersey 29). Throughout the novel, a recurrent theme is helping hand the citizens of Japan lend to one another. “One feeling they did seem to share, however, was a curious kind of elated community spirit…” (Hersey 87). Although, the sense of community they acquired was heartwarming, it is a poor excuse for tragedy that happened. “Hiroshima” gives more than enough reason to believe that the decision to drop the bombs was unjust to the innocent civilians of
The article, “The Decision to Drop the Bomb” from USHistory.org, examines the “decision of unprecedented gravity” that President Truman faced. The article claims …show more content…
Morton, like Alperovitz, also comments of the lack of military leaders within the decision and discusses the explanation given by Henry Stimson, who Morton says is “the man who more than any other was responsible for advising the President.” (Morton 334). According to Stimson, once the Manhattan Project began, most US officials assumed the use of atomic weapons if necessary. (Morton 335). While efforts in the Manhattan Project came to an end, the Interim Committee, consisting of various government department heads, suggested to the president that the nuclear bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible, without prior warning, and in an area where the Japanese military was located. (Morton 337). Planning to shock the Japanese with atomic bombs goes against human rights. Rather than the Japanese military being killed, thousands of civilians died from the bombings. The content within Morton’s article is unbiased and shares the facts that went into the decision to drop the …show more content…
Hersey follows the lives of six survivors and their experiences during and after the bombing. “And now each knows that in the act of survival he lived a dozen lives and saw more death than he ever thought he would see. At the time, none of them knew anything.” (Hersey 2). Through “Hiroshima,” Hersey depicts the devastating effects that the atomic bomb that no American would ever begin to understand. Though the confusion of the Hiroshima people after the bomb had hit can remotely compare to the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, a different motive of attack is apparent. “Almost all had their heads bowed, looked straight ahead, were silent, and showed no expression whatever.” (Hersey 29). Throughout the novel, a recurrent theme is helping hand the citizens of Japan lend to one another. “One feeling they did seem to share, however, was a curious kind of elated community spirit…” (Hersey 87). Although, the sense of community they acquired was heartwarming, it is a poor excuse for tragedy that happened. “Hiroshima” gives more than enough reason to believe that the decision to drop the bombs was unjust to the innocent civilians of