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Japan was nowhere near even having the technology or resources to think about it.
AnswerI've read some about this and the Japanese had made remarkable progress in understanding the atom and theoretical possibilities concerning a bomb. However their program was operating on a shoestring (as I recall only 3 or 4 scientists had any involvement) and the resource base was lacking. It is conceivable that given another year or two, with decent funding, the Japanese might have developed a bomb. Delivering it to the USA would have presented a whole new set of problems.Germany on the other hand, had a much more advanced A bomb program although it too was not funded adequately - I'd suggest that was largely due to the demands of the eastern front that was consuming 80% of Germany's war economy output. That, combined with rampant 'creative incompetence' among many in the scientific community, meant that Germany too, was blocked from having an effective weapon by war's end. However - Germany did possess the wherewithall to put out a 'dirty' bomb that could have rendered major urban areas uninhabitable. It was, obviously, never completed.
AnswerNeither Japan nor Germany had an effective nuclear weapons project during WW2.
Germany was the closest, with a reasonably advanced research project staffed by a small (but very highly educated and competent) staff of highly respected physicists. However, their original assessment of the difficulties in building a bomb was that no country would be able to complete it until the very late 1940s at the earliest. Additionally, the Allied powers embarked on a program of systematically destroying key components that the German nuclear program needed to make progress. By the end of the war, Germany had merely managed to build an atomic pile, the precursor to building an actual reactor. They were nowhere near having a completed design, and didn't have any of the industrial infrastructure to produce nuclear fuel. It is doubtful that Germany could have built even a "dirty" bomb.
Japan was in an even worse state. They had very few nuclear physicists (and none of the intellectual stature of the Germans), and a large amount of their nuclear technology and nuclear fuel came from Germany. The Japanese nuclear program suffered from a complete lack of funding, too. They hadn't even managed to get a nuclear pile running by 1945, and had very little nuclear fuel available for experimentation. It is pretty much a flight of fantasy to assume that Japan could even have produced a dirty bomb, and likely would never have developed an atomic bomb themselves for a decade or more.
So, the answer to the question is: Japan had no possibility of using an indigenously-developed atomic bomb against the US during WW2.
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What happened in the last 3 months of world war 2?
In the last three months of the war the Japanese Island of Okinawa was defeated and the Allied Forces prepared to invade Japan. The Soviet Union invaded and defeated the Japanese in Manchuria. Red Army of the USSR prepared to invade Japan too. The Atomic Bomb development came to an end. They tested one bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico while President Truman was at the Potsdam Conference. The Potsdam Declaration (or rather threat) was presented to Japan. They were told they had to unconditionally surrender. The Japanese ignored it. Truman then ordered the atomic bombs to be used against Japan. The bombs were transferred to a Pacific Island on a ship. The bombs were then flown to Japan on August 6th and 9th. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were severely damaged. The Japanese Military Leaders refused to surrender claiming the damage by the atomic bombs was no different than the napalm bombing campaigns. Emperor Hirohito inspected the cities. He realized that if the US had more of these bombs his nation would be annihilated. He had sworn to protect the throne and empire so he chose to surrender. The surrender signing was conducted on the USS Missouri on September 11, 1945.
Should Truman have dropped the atomic bomb?
Most people think so. Even the Japanese were grateful for the bomb because they were so tired of the war. President Truman believed the bomb will end the war sooner and save a lot of lives.
What led US to the drop of atomic bomb during Pearl Harbor?
They didn't drop it during Pearl Harbor, The attack on Peal Harbour happened in 1941, The bomb was dropped twice in 1945 The Japanese Navy launched airplanes that attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a surprise raid on the morning of December 7, 1941. That attack brought the United States into World War II. The USA did not use nuclear weapons (an atomic bomb) at Pearl Harbor, or anywhere else, until 1945, the year the war ended. The Japanese did not have nuclear weapons. The USA and its allies fought Japan in the Pacific, both on land and at sea. The United States military fought the entire war to capture islands and places of military importance to Japan and to end the war. Many tens of thousands of American and Japanese soldiers, sailors, and Marines were killed. The USA moved closer and closer to Japan's shore, and by 1945 the USA had fought its way to within a short distance from mainland Japan, close enough to launch an invasion of soldiers into Japan. Military planners in the USA believed that as many as one million American military personnel might be killed by the Japanese in such an invasion, and that millions of Japanese would also be killed. The atomic bomb was a brand new weapon in the summer of 1945, and it had never been used before, by any country. Only the USA had an atomic bomb at that time. US President Harry Truman believed that if the USA dropped one or more atomic bombs on Japan, then Japan would surrender to prevent further damage to Japan and to its people. President Truman also believed that fewer people would die from the bomb than would be killed on both sides if the USA invaded Japan. In July, 1945, the USA and its allies demanded that the Japanese surrender. The Japanese Emperor Hirohito refused to surrender. Because Japan refused to surrender, President Truman ordered that an atomic bomb be dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. That bomb killed an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people, and wounded that many more. Yet, Japan still refused to surrender. President Truman then ordered a second attack, to drop another atomic bomb on a different Japanese city. On August 9, 1945, the USA dropped a second, more powerful atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The blast at Nagasaki created a temperature of 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and winds of 624 miles per hour, on the ground. 40,000 to 75,000 people were estimated to have been killed by that bomb. A few days later, Emperor Hirohito ordered Japan's surrender. The use of the atomic bombs has been debated since the first bombs were used. The Americans believed that the atomic bombs actually saved lives in the long run by making an invasion of Japan unnecessary. Some scholars disagree, stating the Soviet Union's surprise attack with 1.6 million troops upon the Japanese troops occupying eastern Asia, the collapse of Nazi Germany, and the naval blockade of Japan, would have all combined to cause Japan's surrender even if no atomic bomb had been used. All the world recognized the vast destructive power of nuclear bombs, and no nuclear bombs have been used by any nation since 1945.
Why was president Truman's reason for the use of the atomic bomb accepted?
The US had been at war with Japan for 5 years, having been attacked by Japan. The US had come close to losing to Japan several times. Japan had refused to surrender. The bombs ended the war. To have invaded Japan with conventional forces was estimated to cost the lives on nearly 1 million Allied soldiers, and many more Japanese.
What might have happened in the war if the US had not dropped the bomb?
When the US dropped the bombs on Hirshima and Nagasaki, millions of Allied military were beginning to close in on Japan for an invasion. Meanwhile, the Japanese military was preparing for the Japanese soldiers and civilians to commit suicide by repulsing the coming invasion. Millions of Allied and Japanese people would have been killed if the invasion had occurred. After the war, several high-ranking Japanese Navy officers said that the dropping of the bombs was a good thing, They knew that, otherwise, millions of their people would be killed, and more would starve to death. Fewer than 100,000 Japanese were killed by the bombs . . . that is horrific, but much, much preferable than millions dying. Millions would have died, both American and Japanese. The death toll associated with invading Japan is staggering. Also, had we not tried to end the war with Japan as quickly as possible Russia would have entered the war against Japan. AMerica did not want the Soviets to carve up Japan like they did in Europe and East Germany. Stalin aggreed to enter the war 6 months after the defeat of Germany. Time was running out. Those two facts made President Truman mind up to approve the use of the atomic bombs.
What was the name of the island the us moved to get close to japan?
Tinian was the Island where the atomic bombs were moved to be dropped over Japan
What happened to the Pearl Harbor when the atomic bombs happened?
Pearl Harbor is in Hawaii. The A bombs were in Japan. These places are not close to each other. Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese in 1941 & the A bombs were dropped in 1945........
When did the Russians get A-Bombed?
The only atomic bombs ever dropped in a time of war were dropped on Nagasaci and Hiroshima Japan (sorry for bad spelling). They were dropped by the United States. No one has a-bombed Russia, although it was close a time or two. Only **two** atomic bombs have ever been used in anger (that is, against an enemey) - namely the two dropped on Japan in August 1945. So the answer is to the question is: never.
Was there anyone in about 1945 against the use of atomic power such as the bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
Some [people close to the President did not like the idea.
What did Harry S. Truman did important?
Harry S Truman was president first off and isn't that really important? He changed the world. He got Japan to surrender when he brought bombs, he served in the army (captain), and he believed in civil rights. But I probably didn't mention ALL the great things that he did that was important. Not even close to all, but at least you have some info.
Would the US military used atomic bombs at the close of World War 2 in Europe if the Red Army refused to stop at Berlin?
No
What happened in the last 3 months of world war 2?
In the last three months of the war the Japanese Island of Okinawa was defeated and the Allied Forces prepared to invade Japan. The Soviet Union invaded and defeated the Japanese in Manchuria. Red Army of the USSR prepared to invade Japan too. The Atomic Bomb development came to an end. They tested one bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico while President Truman was at the Potsdam Conference. The Potsdam Declaration (or rather threat) was presented to Japan. They were told they had to unconditionally surrender. The Japanese ignored it. Truman then ordered the atomic bombs to be used against Japan. The bombs were transferred to a Pacific Island on a ship. The bombs were then flown to Japan on August 6th and 9th. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were severely damaged. The Japanese Military Leaders refused to surrender claiming the damage by the atomic bombs was no different than the napalm bombing campaigns. Emperor Hirohito inspected the cities. He realized that if the US had more of these bombs his nation would be annihilated. He had sworn to protect the throne and empire so he chose to surrender. The surrender signing was conducted on the USS Missouri on September 11, 1945.
Did japan ever think about bombing the US before the United States dropped the atomic bomb?
Yes.However, by 1944, they did not have any bases close enough to attack.During the war, Japan experimented with balloons that would float a bomb to the US western coast and release. One person was actually killed in a remote area from one of these balloon bombs.
What was use of atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was originally intended to be used on the Nazi Germans to end the war in Europe. The Atomic Bomb was not completed prior to the German surrender. When President Roosevelt died Truman was told of the bombs. He agonized for months over whether to use the bombs on the Japanese who refused to surrender unconditionally. He had to decide whether to use the bombs to motivate the Japanese leadership into surrendering or send the hundreds of thousands of troops onto the mainland of Japan to fight. It was estimated a million or more Allied Forces and Japanese people would die until the Japanese chose to surrender or be nearly annihilated. It was also estimated the war would last another year or more if the Japan was invaded by the Allied Forces. Another problem Truman had to deal with was the fact the Russians were close to invading Japan. The western allies did not want Stalin in Japan after the war was over. If Truman chose to drop the bombs he could possibly prevent that and also hope to end the war which would save millions of lives. The Allies would have to trade hundreds of thousands of live to spare millions of lives. You have to consider that Japanese had a population of 100 million people and close to ten percent of them were trained to fight. Thankfully, the risk of dropping the bombs did work. Nuclear bombs have not been used in wars since because of the devastation they cause.
What do bombs do when they are too close?
explode
Should Truman have dropped the atomic bomb?
Most people think so. Even the Japanese were grateful for the bomb because they were so tired of the war. President Truman believed the bomb will end the war sooner and save a lot of lives.
What led US to the drop of atomic bomb during Pearl Harbor?
They didn't drop it during Pearl Harbor, The attack on Peal Harbour happened in 1941, The bomb was dropped twice in 1945 The Japanese Navy launched airplanes that attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a surprise raid on the morning of December 7, 1941. That attack brought the United States into World War II. The USA did not use nuclear weapons (an atomic bomb) at Pearl Harbor, or anywhere else, until 1945, the year the war ended. The Japanese did not have nuclear weapons. The USA and its allies fought Japan in the Pacific, both on land and at sea. The United States military fought the entire war to capture islands and places of military importance to Japan and to end the war. Many tens of thousands of American and Japanese soldiers, sailors, and Marines were killed. The USA moved closer and closer to Japan's shore, and by 1945 the USA had fought its way to within a short distance from mainland Japan, close enough to launch an invasion of soldiers into Japan. Military planners in the USA believed that as many as one million American military personnel might be killed by the Japanese in such an invasion, and that millions of Japanese would also be killed. The atomic bomb was a brand new weapon in the summer of 1945, and it had never been used before, by any country. Only the USA had an atomic bomb at that time. US President Harry Truman believed that if the USA dropped one or more atomic bombs on Japan, then Japan would surrender to prevent further damage to Japan and to its people. President Truman also believed that fewer people would die from the bomb than would be killed on both sides if the USA invaded Japan. In July, 1945, the USA and its allies demanded that the Japanese surrender. The Japanese Emperor Hirohito refused to surrender. Because Japan refused to surrender, President Truman ordered that an atomic bomb be dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. That bomb killed an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 people, and wounded that many more. Yet, Japan still refused to surrender. President Truman then ordered a second attack, to drop another atomic bomb on a different Japanese city. On August 9, 1945, the USA dropped a second, more powerful atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The blast at Nagasaki created a temperature of 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and winds of 624 miles per hour, on the ground. 40,000 to 75,000 people were estimated to have been killed by that bomb. A few days later, Emperor Hirohito ordered Japan's surrender. The use of the atomic bombs has been debated since the first bombs were used. The Americans believed that the atomic bombs actually saved lives in the long run by making an invasion of Japan unnecessary. Some scholars disagree, stating the Soviet Union's surprise attack with 1.6 million troops upon the Japanese troops occupying eastern Asia, the collapse of Nazi Germany, and the naval blockade of Japan, would have all combined to cause Japan's surrender even if no atomic bomb had been used. All the world recognized the vast destructive power of nuclear bombs, and no nuclear bombs have been used by any nation since 1945.
