Dropping The Atomic Bomb Persuasive Essay

December 7, 1941 Japan tries to make a decisive assault and sucker punch the American forces in hopes to do enough damage to keep them out of their own expansionist war. Unfortunately for Japan it did not go as planned, and, in fact, did the exact opposite. Although the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor did severely damage the American fleet it only temporarily stopped them from responding. Along with the damaged fleet the Japanese had given the American people a reason to no longer remain isolationist and thus brought America into World War II.
The attack from the Japanese on America continued after Pearl Harbor taking Guam and Wake Island. The Japanese remained on the offensive against America until mid-1942 when Australian and New Zealander …show more content…
This along with the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945 marked the suddenly nearing end of World War II. Five days later on August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered and no more American lives would have to be lost in this war. The dropping of these two bombs will be remembered in history for years to come and decision of dropping the bomb to be questioned by many. Just as hard as it is today to decide whether or not it was right to drop the bomb it was just as hard for President Truman nearly 70 years ago. Truman faced many dilemmas from saving the lives of his own by sacrificing the innocent lives of the enemy to fulfilling the wants of the American people through which all he found it justifiable to drop the …show more content…
Truman knew that if he were to drop the bomb in an area that was uninhabited and demonstrate the power to the Japanese that he would possible be able to convince the control to surrender instead of fighting to the end. This method would also allow the Atomic bomb to be used for peace without having to kill any more people, but as always it is never that simple. There were many complications with doing this. First there was the issue that America only had two Atomic bombs at the time and although there were more in production they certainly were not anywhere near being done. So if they were to drop the bomb on an uninhabited island they would be expending 50% of America’s nuclear arsenal. Additionally there was not a strong understanding of the weapon yet and many were unsure if it would even work properly. So the issue of what would happen if it was a dud became a big concern, especially since it could inspire the Japanese to continue fighting. The final concern was who would be sent by Japan to evaluate the demonstration and would they ultimately be able to convince the rest of the nation to stop fighting? And if so how long would it take to for them to communicate the decision and should that time be used for more fighting? These concerns and questions made it very hard for Truman to take the moral route