The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombing

On August 6, 1945, the American bomber, Enola Gay dropped a single bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was an atomic bomb, a weapon developed in the United States in great secrecy. This was followed by, a bombing on Nagasaki which took place a few days later. The event of the bombings ended the biggest catastrophe in the world known as World War II. The bombings led to hundreds of thousands of death but in return saved the world from a terrible unknown future. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified, which ultimately saved more lives, and prevented the war from escalating, causing it to end. The war was ultimately concluded, though an atomic bomb that was likely to save many of American lives. The man, who made the decision, …show more content…
and caused there to be no more chaos throughout the world. “Winston Churchill, the British prime minister, was one of the few leaders who knew about the bomb project. He remembered the decision to use the bomb as something that was hardly debated at all. Nevertheless, he decided to not give his input on the bombing, which he thought was bad, and thought that atomic weapons were like no other power” (Look at graphic organizer). Great Britain at the time was allies with U.S. and they decided to tell Winston Churchill what was going to happen not expecting some debating over whether the bombing was right. However, it was done to inform Great Britain that it would happen. Nevertheless, if Prime Minister Churchill thought the bomb was so bad then why didn’t he confront President Truman with his authority to help sway him? He did this because he knew the bomb was nothing to deal with since it could cause trouble with the U.S. and disrupt their relationship. Therefore proving it will destroy Japan and be effective. Some Actions are taking place today with Nuclear threats between the U.S. and North Korea. As Ms. Hanham said in an interview from Monterey California, “The frustration I have is borne out of how casually we've started to talk about [nuclear weapons] as tools”. This is a complete different time and due to advancements, people realize bombings are effective but it has been used to fright others since it’s such a powerful resource, if it’s ever needed. However, a terrible threat toward another country should be taken seriously. It was risky to use a bomb like this if other countries had something similar it could have made thing worse but this risk was beneficial and saved the war from an unknowing future, which would have most likely been