Looking at it from a 21st century perspective, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor it was done so on a military base. Japan’s bombing is considered one of the casualties of war as countries during wartime attack each other’s military in order to weaken them. However, the American response was to attack Japan to devastation so that they wouldn 't be able to recover. At this point America had already bombed Japan many times before actually considering the atomic bomb. Using the atomic bomb was rash decision to end the war before thinking of all the casualties. The United States decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan doesn 't seem to justify the ending of the war. The loss of civilian life and effect on citizens for decades after the bombing are one of main reasons why the united states should have altered their decision at the time. The United States claims to be a great super power and mitigator in times of distress however their decisions regarding the status of Japan prove
Looking at it from a 21st century perspective, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor it was done so on a military base. Japan’s bombing is considered one of the casualties of war as countries during wartime attack each other’s military in order to weaken them. However, the American response was to attack Japan to devastation so that they wouldn 't be able to recover. At this point America had already bombed Japan many times before actually considering the atomic bomb. Using the atomic bomb was rash decision to end the war before thinking of all the casualties. The United States decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan doesn 't seem to justify the ending of the war. The loss of civilian life and effect on citizens for decades after the bombing are one of main reasons why the united states should have altered their decision at the time. The United States claims to be a great super power and mitigator in times of distress however their decisions regarding the status of Japan prove