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Is using an atomic bomb in nagasaki and hiroshima was a better idea?
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At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.
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What were the consequences of the US using the atomic bomb on enemies?
They had to rebuild the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the impact using atomic bomb on cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Two cities were destroyed and in 800,000 died in an instant. People still suffer from radiation poisoning.
Did hydrogen bombs get dropped on Hiroshima?
No, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was an atomic bomb using uranium as the fissile material.
How did the US drop the atomic bomb in japan?
How ? - by using two B29 planes the Enola Gay and Bockscar . First upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima and later upon the city of Nagasaki .
What role did Hiroshima play in world war 2?
Hiroshima played a part in WWII basically by revenge for the bombing of pearl harbor. however it was also planned for the US to end the war by using the bomb, however, they had to use another atomic bomb on Nagasaki to truly end it.
What bombs were used on nagasaki and hiroshima?
Hiroshima was bombed with the uranium bomb (made in the "gun" design) called Little Boy, while Nagasaki was bombed with a Plutonium bomb (make using the "implosion" design) called Fat Man.
On 1945 was the bomb dropped on hiroshima a atomic bomb or a uranium bomb?
It was both: an atomic bomb using uranium as its fuel.
Why was the first atomic bomb used?
The US tested one atomic bomb in the United States (in the desert), before using two against the Japanese in August 1945. The attacks on Hiroshima & Nagasaki were carried out, allegedly, to convince the Japanese Army leaders (who ran Japan) to accept the terms of surrender demanded by the Allies. However it had been discussed that dropping such a weapon over Japan's Inland Sea as a demonstration would have had the same effect and thus the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a cynical act to test the weapons in war conditions.
What is a sentence using annihilation?
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima resulted in its total annihilation.
Who claimed responsibility for the detsruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
US President Truman made the final decision to use the nuclear bombs against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki using the US Army Air Force bombers. No other Allied forces participated in the development or implementation of the bombing of these cities.
Did the us go to far when using the atomic bomb against china?
The US did not use the atomic bomb against China. The atomic bombs were dropped by the US on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II.
Spliting of nucleus into smaller fragments?
the splitting of the nucleus into smaller fragments is called fission.This was the same process used when the US dropped its atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII back in 1945 using Uranium in one, and Plutonium in the other.
