The United States was not justified in using the Atomic Bomb on Japan. In John Hersey’s article “Hiroshima,” one of the survivors, Father Kleinsorge tells of his reaction to the explosion. John writes, “Then, for a few seconds or minutes, he went out of his mind.” In this one instant we see the terrible impact that the bomb had on his mental state. Not only was he physically affected, but like many others he was emotionally scarred. In “Choose Another Way to End the War” author Bob Heimer states several other non-violent approaches that the United States could have taken. He portrays the Soviet Union as an important pawn in the war. Japan could have used them as an ally, or they would have stayed out of the war to mediate peace. Another strong
