Are Atomic Bombs Necessary

In 1945, the United States government launched two atomic bombs. These bombs landed on two different Japanese cities in the span of a week. The United States saw the atomic bombs as an opportunity to get out of the war with Japan. Many atomic bomb supporters claim that the US were only acting to defend their own people. Regardless, the bombs weren’t a necessary or a humane solution. Japan was already face to face with surrender. Most of the world had agreed upon disallowing the use of WMDs in war, this was in attempts to prevent civilian casualties. Needless to say, the bombings were a selfish, disgusting, inhumane war crime. They caused many innocent people to suffer life altering injury or death.

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People in the wake of the bombs were killed or severely injured both mentally and physically. Entire families and neighborhoods of Japanese civilians were whipped out by the atomic bombs. The bombs weren 't necessary, because it is never necessary to take the lives of innocent people. Anyone with a heart can see that it is inherently evil, soulless, and wrong to take the lives of so many women, children, elderly, and men. The few survivors faced radiation sickness, starvation, and crippling mutations. Not to mention the emotional damages of seeing the places and people they grew up knowing and loving mutilated to a pulp. The bombings also affected the future generations, as many babies were born with mutations and fatal illnesses. The United States unknowingly crippled the country of Japan. As well as the future of the civilization as the fallout mutated and caused diseases to the future Japanese generations. Even the co-pilot on the Enola Gay mission over Hiroshima felt remorse for the bombing. He wrote in his log, “My god, what have we done?”. This shows that the reaction happened immediately and many US citizens and officers realized the true effects of the bombs. Also it shows how a person who works in war can show remorse for the people in which he had fought against. It is apparent that no one deserves to be atomically bombed and that atomic bombs …show more content…
As well as the use of what could be considered as weapons of mass destruction. The League of Nations issued a unanimous resolution that stated, “Any attack on legitimate military objectives must be carried out in such a way that civilian populations in the neighborhood are not bombed in negligence.” Even though the League of Nations had dissolved by 1945, many of the international laws produced through it still were followed and accepted by the nations that were at once involved in the League. Thus, it was inherently illegal for the US to bomb Japan and put the civilian population of Japan in the wake of their destruction. The League of Nations also banned the use of WMDs, “the use of chemical or bacterial methods in the conduct of war is contrary to international law.” Although the law doesn’t say anything against nuclear warfare, it is implied because it has similar and even more devastating reaction. Again this shows how the atomic bomb was against international law. So not only unnecessary but also an offense deserving of high punishment for the nation that is at fault. Additionally, the bomb wasn’t ever made to be an offensive weapon. It was initially created to deter Germany. The use of the bomb directly went against the will of its creators therefore, should never been allowed to have been dropped upon Japan. Disgustingly enough, we can contribute some of the