"In the dim light coming through the mouth of the shelter I saw a huddle of half naked people stream about the entrance way. Their bodies were puffed up like balloons, their skin was peeling off in strips, hanging down like the shreds of a rag. They were so still I thought they were dead, but they weren't; they kept moaning, ‘Water, give me water!’ said Makoto Nagai, a witness of the bombing (Yass 94). After the United States had dropped the bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan; it left the world in utter shock as to what modern warfare had come to. The world today now views and controls the use of nuclear weapons differently due to the impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
On August 6th, 1945 history was made when the “Little Boy”, an atomic bomb, was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Two days later on August 8, 1946 the “Fat Man” bomb successfully dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Those bombs completely left the …show more content…
The decision to use such destructive weapons against Japan during World War II was very challenging to come up with a conclusion as to whether or not to go through with the bombings. However, it was clear that in order for the end of World War II and the prevention of future American casualties that it was taken into consideration that it was indeed very important to act quickly upon the decision to use the atomic bomb before either one of those conflicts would worsen (Maddox). Therefore, with such a crucial decision to involve new weapons that have never been used in war before ever in history aroused multiple concerns. One concern that came about from the decision to use nuclear weapons during the war was how it would potentially affect the relationships between the United States and other
On August 6th, 1945 history was made when the “Little Boy”, an atomic bomb, was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Two days later on August 8, 1946 the “Fat Man” bomb successfully dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Those bombs completely left the …show more content…
The decision to use such destructive weapons against Japan during World War II was very challenging to come up with a conclusion as to whether or not to go through with the bombings. However, it was clear that in order for the end of World War II and the prevention of future American casualties that it was taken into consideration that it was indeed very important to act quickly upon the decision to use the atomic bomb before either one of those conflicts would worsen (Maddox). Therefore, with such a crucial decision to involve new weapons that have never been used in war before ever in history aroused multiple concerns. One concern that came about from the decision to use nuclear weapons during the war was how it would potentially affect the relationships between the United States and other