Essay On The Effects Of Hiroshima Bombing

On August 6, 1945, the United States used the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima at 8:15 in the morning. Hiroshima, as a city, was circular in shape, and the bomb landed a bit northwest of the center of the city making the devastation from the bomb even more catastrophic. Also on August 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki at 11:02 am. The destruction at Nagasaki was not as bad as it was at Hiroshima but was still reported as if every building was under the condition as if it had taken a direct hit by a normal bomb, even on the outskirts of the city (The Effects of the Atomic Bombings). The immediate destruction of the atomic bombs was not the end, they brought along with it many side effects and outcomes. Firstly, there is the obvious shear destructive power of the bombs destroying buildings and land. The land …show more content…
This was the use of a threat of a nuclear bombing achieve a diplomatic advantage. After the success in the atomic bomb tests in 1945, many United States officials started to think about the non-military benefits of holding an atomic bomb in the arsenal. The use of the atomic bomb on Japan was also thought of as a demonstration that the United States would do what it had to. This brought the threat towards other nations that might want to fight the U.S. after the war. It was also thought of as a very large deterrent mainly towards the soviet union. President Truman used a bit of what could be considered atomic diplomacy during the post-war meeting at Potsdam. His mention of the bomb and the bombing of Japan was enough to influence decisions, because just the knowledge that a highly destructive weapon exists is enough to limit compromise options for other countries. The whole idea of atomic diplomacy was almost subconscious as one didn 't need to try to make someone afraid of the bomb that was well known to the world (Atomic