Justification of Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Essay

Utopian Films and the Sense of "What If" How would the world react after a nuclear fallout? How would the country react if a dictator arose from the republic that is present today? The answer is probably not what one thinks. Utopian films are a rising genre in the United States. These movies fulfill the human sense of wonder by showing the viewers a ''What if" situation. Many utopian films are defined by a dictator-like government arising after some…

In the “fog of war”, war is seen through the eyes of McNamara. McNamara explains the tasks taken during war. In lesson 4 McNamara said “Lemay said, ‘If we’d lost the war, we’d all have been prosecuted as war criminals.’ And I think he’s right, He and I’d say I, we're behaving as war criminals.” (Fog of war) Both Lemay and McNamara knew the devastating consequences of firebombing most of Japan. All the innocent civilians killed were just another number in McNamara calculations. McNamara…

dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan, “killing about 70,000 people in a blinding flash of heat and radiation”, some died in an attempt to escape from the fire, some died drowning in the river, with a multitude dying years later due to radiation poising, cancer caused by the radiation as well as severe burns. This essay compares the two source documents reflecting the personal experiences of both Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot who dropped the bomb on the industrial city of Hiroshima and…

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 of…

Hiroshima by John Hersey is a historical nonfiction book that tells the stories of six survivors of the devastating nuclear bomb dropped on Japan on August 6th, 1945. Each character feels the effects of the bomb directly and has to deal with the changes in their formerly ordinary lives, along with the misery and hysteria, and the mysterious radiation sickness that follows the devastating nuclear explosion. This book was mostly written to dispel derogatory views of the Japanese in America during…

Aerosol cans and gas laws Global issue- During World War II the U.S government supported an investigation into finding a portable way for service men to spray malaria carrying bugs. Finding cure for malaria was a massive issue all over the world during World War 2 but when the cure was found the only possible way to prevent the disease from spreading was by killing the malarial bugs through spraying them. Getting a portable can to spray them was a huge problem during the World War 2 era as there…

Origination and Initiation of the Manhattan Project The development of atomic bomb in the United States started in 1939 when a small number of physicists were alarmed over the possibility of Germany successfully developing an atomic bomb and warned President Roosevelt. Einstein and Szilard wrote a letter on their proposal about atomic bombs and was delivered to the President's aide, General Edwin Watson, by Alexander Sachs, an economist and writer who had a friendly relationship with Roosevelt.…

by John Hersey Hiroshima the city was an ideal target for American bombing as it was an important military centre of the region. The book states that the city “had been an inviting target – mainly because it had been one of the most important military-command and communications centers in Japan” (HERSEY, P.42). Besides the military importance, Hiroshima had a favorable geographical position which would help to harm the territory as much as it was possible so that to make the bombing impressive…

back in time, putting yourself in the shoes of the Hiroshima civilians in 1945. It’s a normal day, but suddenly a bright flash passes. You see the people around you disintegrate, disappearing from the world. One second they’re here, and the next, not even a single trace. The only thing that kept you alive was the walls of two buildings. August 6, 1945 is a day that will remain in our hearts forever. There were many places we traveled in Hiroshima, but to me the Peace Park was the most…

screamed for one another, as the atomic bomb descended towards the cities of Japan. However, 72 years have passed by, but our world still contains thousands of dreadful weapons to threaten each other. In addition, fewer people are aware of the dark past, where so many suffered against. However, such violence caused a need for politics of nonviolence. My trip to Nagasaki has made me appreciate the importance of building peace through nonviolence. Last summer, I visited Nagasaki as a peace…