The United States’ decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains controversial amongst the public. Traditionalists, also referred to as Orthodox historians, argue that the use of atomic bombs against Japan is justifiable on military grounds in order to prevent the costly invasion of the Japanese home islands. On the other hand, revisionists claim that the bombs were unnecessary in defeating Japan and were dropped in order to gain an advantage over the Soviet Union, their prolonged rival. Therefore, I support the revisionist claim which provides substantial evidence in the approved use for the atomic bombs, while the traditionalist claim fails to do so. The orthodox claim that the atomic bomb assisted in the defeat of Japan
