Considering the immediate and long- lasting effects of the Atomic Bomb, President Truman and the United States were justified in using the nuclear weapon to force the Japanese to surrender. To illustrate, the USA was justified for using the atomic bomb starting from the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, in which the US fleet were nearly wiped out. Moreover, 1700 people were wounded, 21 ships and 8 battleships were destroyed. Due to the attack from Japan, the USA was no longer an isolationist and now started to fight in the war. The next battle was the Battle at Midway, where the Japanese had been taking island after island between Asia and the US. During the Battle at Midway, the US used code breakers to find out about Japan’s mission,
