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    8 June 2015 Why the Atomic Bomb Should have been Dropped On August 6 and August 9 of 1945, perhaps the most controversial war decision in American history took place. This decision was deciding to drop the atomic bombs in Hiroshima, Japan on the sixth and Nagasaki, Japan on the ninth. Killing thousands of individuals instantaneously with Japan’s army in a weak state, many argue that the bombings were unnecessary. Despite these arguments, the dropping of the atomic bombs was both necessary and…

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    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…

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    All alone with my thoughts. Just last month I was on the top of the world; in an exotic country of sand, camel spiders and terrorists. Even that was better than the present; I’m left only with a head to think and my heart to beat. That fucking car bomb left me a gimp… one arm, one leg, and charred more than a steak that was left on the grill a bit too long. It wouldn’t be too bad if I had a family to support me, unfortunately I wanted to wait until I finished my tour before I found a wife.…

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    available. There was bombs needing to be built, and ships, planes and cars needed manufactured but in all of this madness, there was the atomic bomb. An atomic bomb released, could wipe out about 4 miles in the blast radius. This war is in dire need of assistance, that's why we have built thousands of nuclear bombs. (Julia Glum) We are in the heat over japan, since they bombed our so called Pearl Harbor. We have some serious beef with…

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    In spite of the general public opinion, the decision by Trumann to drop the Atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was unnecessary. It was mainly redundant regarding military standpoint. In fact, the view of the America’s leading generals concerning this decision contradicted with that of the politicians’ viewpoint. Perhaps, it will be important to consider that these generals raised their concerns before as well as after the bombing. Among these individuals were the Supreme Commander in charge…

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    Harry Truman Faced in Using Atomic Bomb on the Empire of Japan Introduction The ethicality of Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs on the Empire of Japan is questionable because there were alternative ways to end the war. The speed with which the second bombing occurred is also questionable, considering that it occurred only three days after the first bombing. Some analysts suggest that the emperor was not allowed ample time to analyze the impact of the atomic bomb. Truman defended his…

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    When the atom bomb was invented by the United States the people believed that it would be a savior to the war that was occurring, but fate would have the bomb be a global phenomenon as the world stood in awe of its catastrophic power. Having such a weapon that would most certainly win the war for your country was an amazing thought, and of course many country’s believed that too, which inevitably led to the cold war. What were to follow was a race to develop these bombs many of the world’s…

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    a bomb shelter begins as a hole in the ground, it will then be molded into a round or square shape with concrete and lead. after the concrete and lead harden you will make a hole to enter the shelter. once the hole is made you will recover it with dirt and grassy stuff. add a door and air filtration. add some furniture and you are done! Through the ages, bomb shelters have used many different materials to protect its inhabitants. However, a modern bomb shelter requires many materials for…

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    The reasons the bomb should have been used on Japan are the likely cost of American lives as high as 100, 000 as many estimated, if fought on land, water and maybe a little less but still high on air and it’s a way as revenge for the surprise Japanese attack that killed 2,403 killed and 1,178 wounded of whom 68 killed and 35 wounded. The Battle of Okinawa proved evidence a very high casualties would result if Americans fought in the main islands of Japan, especially since Japan will keep…

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    not reduce the population and consumption, then there is an opportunity to move our civilization to collapse." By intervening in September 17th, 2008 at a forum organised by the magazine Salon.com, Paul Ehrlich, in 1968, the author of "The Population Bomb" with a pertinent demographic piece, reiterated his belief…

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