The United States is the only country that used a nuclear weapon in a war. Both atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. The Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima and the Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki. It all started with President Roosevelt in 1939, when Roosevelt authorized the Manhattan Project, a secret project to expand research on nuclear fission to make nuclear weapons. Truman then became president when Roosevelt died in 1945. With the war still going on, Truman gave Japan one final warning, which Japan ignored. Then on August 6, the United States dropped the weapon on Hiroshima. On August 9, the city of Nagasaki was hit. One day later Japan surrendered. President Truman made the right decision to use the nuclear bomb on Japan. The bomb saved lives, also the Interim Committee supported President Truman, and Japan were given warnings to surrender.
The nuclear weapon was used to save American lives. American lives were in danger as well as American soil. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, moreover killing over 2,000 Americans. No one knew if Japan planned to attack again. Americans dropped the bomb in defense. President …show more content…
Tens of thousands were killed in the bombing, naming it inhumane. The bomb’s purpose was not to harm innocent people, its purpose was to first get the Japanese government to surrender, if didn’t surrender then attack cities that help create war material. Innocent lives could have been saved if they evacuated the cities as warned. The dropping of the two atomic bombs saved millions of lives of Americans and the lives of Japaneses. The Japanese government plan was to invade America in a land invasion, causing up to 5 to 10 million casualties of Japanese fighters. The use of the bomb was not illegal. The United States were not part of the League of Nations, meaning the laws did not apply. Additionally the law did not outlaw the use of nuclear
The nuclear weapon was used to save American lives. American lives were in danger as well as American soil. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, moreover killing over 2,000 Americans. No one knew if Japan planned to attack again. Americans dropped the bomb in defense. President …show more content…
Tens of thousands were killed in the bombing, naming it inhumane. The bomb’s purpose was not to harm innocent people, its purpose was to first get the Japanese government to surrender, if didn’t surrender then attack cities that help create war material. Innocent lives could have been saved if they evacuated the cities as warned. The dropping of the two atomic bombs saved millions of lives of Americans and the lives of Japaneses. The Japanese government plan was to invade America in a land invasion, causing up to 5 to 10 million casualties of Japanese fighters. The use of the bomb was not illegal. The United States were not part of the League of Nations, meaning the laws did not apply. Additionally the law did not outlaw the use of nuclear