The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War.
The war was reaching its end and the allies’ forces were preparing an anticipated costly invasion on Japanese mainland. Meanwhile the United States continue its campaign of bombing many Japanese cities in hopes of Japanese Leaders to accept their unconditional surrender. Japan who ask the Germans for help, the United States an aware of Japans secret search for a nuclear weapons and Japan not having enough quantity to develop the an atomic bomb. Japan turn to Germany whom had uranium and with Germany in the brink of losing the war Hitler agree to help the Japanese. Germany would send about 1000 …show more content…
Handy, the acting Chief of Staff ask the Secretary of War, Mr. Stimson that such weapon of mass destruction was to be used against military personnel and objectives not women and children. It didn’t matter that the Japanese were well known for being savages, ruthless and merciless, the United States as leaders of the world cannot drop such destruction on a heavy populated city and that all target would be purely military. Before giving the order to drop the atomic bomb, Truman considered all other options. His military advisors rejected the most obvious alternative. During the plan phase for dropping the atomic bombs, Scientist Ernest Lawrence suggested giving the Japanese a non-combat demonstration. The suggestion was not logical due to it would be taken a trickery, and giving Japan previous notice. Such demonstration of power would be much worse than if the attempt had not been made. Now it was clear for everyone that when the time came to use the bombs they would have only one of them available and that they could not afford for something to go wrong. Also, giving the Japanese notice of an attack it would only lead to the Japanese to be ready for it. At the same time this demonstration was not guaranty to bring the end to the war and by demonstrating the power of the bomb it would take away the initial shock value of the attack and making the end results of Japan surrendering
The war was reaching its end and the allies’ forces were preparing an anticipated costly invasion on Japanese mainland. Meanwhile the United States continue its campaign of bombing many Japanese cities in hopes of Japanese Leaders to accept their unconditional surrender. Japan who ask the Germans for help, the United States an aware of Japans secret search for a nuclear weapons and Japan not having enough quantity to develop the an atomic bomb. Japan turn to Germany whom had uranium and with Germany in the brink of losing the war Hitler agree to help the Japanese. Germany would send about 1000 …show more content…
Handy, the acting Chief of Staff ask the Secretary of War, Mr. Stimson that such weapon of mass destruction was to be used against military personnel and objectives not women and children. It didn’t matter that the Japanese were well known for being savages, ruthless and merciless, the United States as leaders of the world cannot drop such destruction on a heavy populated city and that all target would be purely military. Before giving the order to drop the atomic bomb, Truman considered all other options. His military advisors rejected the most obvious alternative. During the plan phase for dropping the atomic bombs, Scientist Ernest Lawrence suggested giving the Japanese a non-combat demonstration. The suggestion was not logical due to it would be taken a trickery, and giving Japan previous notice. Such demonstration of power would be much worse than if the attempt had not been made. Now it was clear for everyone that when the time came to use the bombs they would have only one of them available and that they could not afford for something to go wrong. Also, giving the Japanese notice of an attack it would only lead to the Japanese to be ready for it. At the same time this demonstration was not guaranty to bring the end to the war and by demonstrating the power of the bomb it would take away the initial shock value of the attack and making the end results of Japan surrendering