The reason many believe the atomic bomb could have been avoided is because it is believed that japan would have surrendered if the United States had invaded Japan. Other alternatives suggested by the Franck committee were to use the atomic bomb in a demonstration given as a warning to Japan to surrender. The scientific panel of the interim committee recommended using the atomic bomb. They believed a demonstration would not end the war, and therefore the bomb required direct military use. Undersecretary of the navy ralph bard objected to the unannounced use of the bomb against Japan. He believed that Japan was already looking for a reason to surrender. Truman decided to use the bomb because it was deemed the most effective way of all the plans to get the Japanese to surrender quickly. The use of the bomb was viewed as the better option because during an invasion of Japan many American lives would be lost while a whole city of japan could be ruined with one nuclear
The reason many believe the atomic bomb could have been avoided is because it is believed that japan would have surrendered if the United States had invaded Japan. Other alternatives suggested by the Franck committee were to use the atomic bomb in a demonstration given as a warning to Japan to surrender. The scientific panel of the interim committee recommended using the atomic bomb. They believed a demonstration would not end the war, and therefore the bomb required direct military use. Undersecretary of the navy ralph bard objected to the unannounced use of the bomb against Japan. He believed that Japan was already looking for a reason to surrender. Truman decided to use the bomb because it was deemed the most effective way of all the plans to get the Japanese to surrender quickly. The use of the bomb was viewed as the better option because during an invasion of Japan many American lives would be lost while a whole city of japan could be ruined with one nuclear