Why The Atomic Bomb Was Successful

America is a very advanced country, but for 1945 the atomic bomb was considered a new, rare, and powerful weapon. They began to develop Little Boy before War World 2 began, but as ideas changed two models were made. The first one, made of uranium and dropped in Hiroshima, was called Little Boy. This was a sign to them that the war would be ending soon. In order to secure the end of the war they dropped another bomb made of plutonium in Nagasaki.This one was considered successful to Americans because 135,000 people died. According to the article titled “The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Both bombs were successful because 135,000 people died for Little Boy and 64,000 people died for Fat Man. Although, It was not America’s intention …show more content…
The opposing side may say there were other options that could have worked such as attacks in other large cities, naval blockade, or even aircraft carriers dropping individual bombs. These were less mature ideas and they could never be proven successful. It would have been a great risk to go with any other plans therefore, the atomic bomb was the most safe path for Americans. Other weapons may have gotten the job done, but would you run the risk? The longer the war was the more American lives were put at stake. The Japanese were given a fair warning before the bomb was dropped. In fact, the bomb was the result of the Japanese refusing surrender. The atomic bomb was expected by the Japanese, thus it was not America’s fault that they did not respond correctly. Americans told the Japanese that “[they] should take steps now to cease military resistance. Otherwise, [America] shall resolutely employ this bomb and all our other superior weapons to promptly and forcefully end the war” (“Leaflets dropped on cities in Japan warning civilians about the atomic bomb, dropped August 6, 1945”). The Japanese were given options to end the war with small consequences and save many of their civilians. They were stubborn and refused all of them so America can not be held responsible for their decision. If America did not give enough of a warning to them “The British, …show more content…
It may have unintentionally killed many civilians, but what if other immature ideas such as the aircraft bombings did not work? What if the war was prolonged for so long that many more Americans died? Although these are just 2 risks they were too big to have been taken. American’s needed to be protected and it was useless for them to die in a war that was practically already won by them. The atomic bomb did lead to death, but when there is a war death is what comes with it. Death can not be avoided and this was the quickest way. “The decision to use the atomic bomb was a decision that brought death to over a hundred thousand Japanese. No explanation can change that fact and I do not wish to gloss over it. But this deliberate, premeditated destruction was our least abhorrent choice. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an end to the Japanese war. “ (Henry). Now, it is easy to look back and say there were other options, but at that time we were losing too many Americans and time in that war. It was the quickest and least risky way because it was definitely going to