Why Is Hiroshima Bombing Justified

The dropping of the atom bombs on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred on August 6th, 1945 and August 9th, 1945, respectively. The Allies had many reasons for justifying their decision to drop the atom bombs. The amount of Allied lives saved as well as the amount of Japanese compared to the amount of Japanese lives lost was a huge factor in the Allies decision to drop the two bombs. Also, the treatment of the Allied prisoners of war by the Japanese soldiers was a big influence. Another justification for the Allied choice was that they ended the difficult fighting in the Pacific.
After the bombing of both Japanese cities, 70,000 people, mostly citizens, were instantly killed. The survivors of the initial blast eventually died from the long term effects of radiation poisoning. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were leveled within six square miles of the blast and most of the buildings that weren’t instantly destroyed eventually burned down. However, the amount of damage and the number of lives lost doesn’t compare to the number of soldiers that would’ve been lost on both sides. This is due to Japan’s plan to use civilians with sharpened bamboo spears to fight until death and their suicide squad, …show more content…
dropped the atom bombs because they wanted to test the power of the atomic bomb and that Hiroshima was not firebombed because America had reserved it as a test site, but that is incorrect. One reason is that the U.S. had already tested an atom bomb and knew of its tremendous power. Another prominent reason is that the U.S. felt that the atomic bomb was the only way to stop the laborious and difficult in the Pacific. This was true because the fighting in the Pacific consisted of Japanese soldiers using kamikazes to damage Allied Navy forces. This made it harder for soldiers because they had to constantly be aware of all of the enemy planes in fear that at any time they would dive down in an attempt to end their and their comrades’