Was Hiroshima Bombing Justified
Was America justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945?
On august 6th 1945, an atomic bomb named little bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima Japan, a blast which was over 6,000 degrees Celsius where over 70,000 people were killed instantly and over 20,000 killed because of the aftershocks and sickness. (Bbc.co.uk,2015) People’s eyes came out of their sockets, and peeled skin hung from their body. Their ashes left shadows on the wall and floors of Hiroshima. There were people who died in less than a second with quick and short death and other people jumped straight into dried up rivers looking for water. Humans no longer looking like humans. (Crimes of War, 2011) I strongly believe that this action was unjustified. There were even children who eye witnessed this event which have scarred their innocent childhood. In this essay I will examine a range of evidence to show my decision. …show more content…
First of all, Japan already knew they would not win against the Americans with or without the bomb. (Japanese War Minister,1963) This tells us that there was no point in dropping the bomb onto japan. There were also sources saying that the Americans just wanted to drop the bomb for a test since it wasn’t tested well. (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1985)This in my opinion is not a reason to kill 70,000 people in Japan. Truman who decided whether to drop the bomb or not did not think of the consequences of this atomic bomb properly since he made the decision in a snap of a finger. I think that this action was really inhumane and people should not make such quick decisions especially when they are dealing with atomic bombs which puts a lot of people’s lives at risk. The consequences included radiation and other mysterious sickens killing people even after months and years after the bomb was dropped. It has included diarrhea, purple spots on skin, vomiting etc. (A Japanese eye
On august 6th 1945, an atomic bomb named little bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima Japan, a blast which was over 6,000 degrees Celsius where over 70,000 people were killed instantly and over 20,000 killed because of the aftershocks and sickness. (Bbc.co.uk,2015) People’s eyes came out of their sockets, and peeled skin hung from their body. Their ashes left shadows on the wall and floors of Hiroshima. There were people who died in less than a second with quick and short death and other people jumped straight into dried up rivers looking for water. Humans no longer looking like humans. (Crimes of War, 2011) I strongly believe that this action was unjustified. There were even children who eye witnessed this event which have scarred their innocent childhood. In this essay I will examine a range of evidence to show my decision. …show more content…
First of all, Japan already knew they would not win against the Americans with or without the bomb. (Japanese War Minister,1963) This tells us that there was no point in dropping the bomb onto japan. There were also sources saying that the Americans just wanted to drop the bomb for a test since it wasn’t tested well. (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 1985)This in my opinion is not a reason to kill 70,000 people in Japan. Truman who decided whether to drop the bomb or not did not think of the consequences of this atomic bomb properly since he made the decision in a snap of a finger. I think that this action was really inhumane and people should not make such quick decisions especially when they are dealing with atomic bombs which puts a lot of people’s lives at risk. The consequences included radiation and other mysterious sickens killing people even after months and years after the bomb was dropped. It has included diarrhea, purple spots on skin, vomiting etc. (A Japanese eye