An atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is a historical event that will forever remain among the most controversial events in modern history. August 6th, 1945 is the day that the United States of America used an epic nuclear bombarding attack against Japan in Hiroshima. The attack flattened Hiroshima city and a huge number of the Japanese people died in that horrible event. Before the Japanese could comprehend what had happened, the US made another massive attack on Nagasaki. These were the only times nuclear weapons have been used as part of the war.
In 1945 President Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. As with any other administration, he had many top government officials who advised him …show more content…
Pointing out diplomacy as a primary cause for the use of the A-bomb, he challenged the orthodox interpretation that the bomb was used primarily for military reasons; in short, to end the war as quickly as possible so that millions of lives could be saved. Alperovitz contends that Japan was already defeated by the early summer of 1945. He argues that it is impossible that President Truman was unaware of the Japanese effort to end the war. Alperovitz questions: “Why did Truman have to make the decision to use an A-bomb against Japan in early August? Why did the bomb have to be used three months earlier? And Why didn’t the United States make an effort to investigate the seriousness of Japan in their seeking of peace? Considering the circumstances, Alperovitz indicates when the A-bomb became available, the United States shifted its goal from ending the war with Soviet entry to ending the war without Soviet entry. The war became winnable for the United States with almost no loss of American lives. Soviet entry to the war, therefore, became unnecessary to save the potential loss of American lives. Alperovitz indicates that this was the beginning of the period of atomic diplomacy that shaped the early stage of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. From his perspective, the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not a matter of military
In 1945 President Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. As with any other administration, he had many top government officials who advised him …show more content…
Pointing out diplomacy as a primary cause for the use of the A-bomb, he challenged the orthodox interpretation that the bomb was used primarily for military reasons; in short, to end the war as quickly as possible so that millions of lives could be saved. Alperovitz contends that Japan was already defeated by the early summer of 1945. He argues that it is impossible that President Truman was unaware of the Japanese effort to end the war. Alperovitz questions: “Why did Truman have to make the decision to use an A-bomb against Japan in early August? Why did the bomb have to be used three months earlier? And Why didn’t the United States make an effort to investigate the seriousness of Japan in their seeking of peace? Considering the circumstances, Alperovitz indicates when the A-bomb became available, the United States shifted its goal from ending the war with Soviet entry to ending the war without Soviet entry. The war became winnable for the United States with almost no loss of American lives. Soviet entry to the war, therefore, became unnecessary to save the potential loss of American lives. Alperovitz indicates that this was the beginning of the period of atomic diplomacy that shaped the early stage of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. From his perspective, the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not a matter of military