The United States were justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagisaki even though there were some negative effects. One reason for this is that the dropping of the bomb saved many American lives and also saved many Japanese lives. If the bombs were not dropped on Japan, there would have to be an attack on the Japanese mainland resulting in huge amounts of casualties on both sides. Taking Iwo Jima and Okinawa proved to be a very difficult task for the American soldiers, and they knew that taking the mainland of Japan would be a nightmare. President Truman also knew this and did not want more of his soldiers to be killed. Dropping the two atomic bombs, little boy and fat man, would save many lives. Secondly, the Japanese were
