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What were the cons of dropping the atomic bombs in World War 2?
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Too many civilian casualties, the illness it brought and the devastation.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoMostly the civilian casualties and the devastation.
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What were the pros and cons of dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Making Japan surrender to end World War 2 was the only pro to the bombing. The main cons are that 135,000 of mostly civilians died as a result, and in particular, the second bomb was probably not even necessary. Lots of second guessing by people not having to live through the war is not really all that helpful, but it is good to reflect upon arguably bad decisions that have been made and to try not to repeat them.
What are some pros and cons about the zeppelin made by Ferdinand von zeppelin?
the pros were that they carried machine guns and bombs. the cons, were that they were easy to shoot out of the sky
How did the bomb of Hiroshima effect the world?
First and foremost it ushered in the atomic age, with all of its pros and cons. In addition, the two bombs saved many lives in the USA, but killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945. The estimates for an allied invasion of Japan were into the millions of casualties. There was an additional fear that the Japanese would begin a scorched earth policy. Without the two bombs, the war would have drug on for another year or longer. The suffering would have become much more dreadful for the Japanese and the allies would probably been forced to reduce Japan to little more than charred rock. The death toll would have surpassed any other campaign.
What are five pros and cons of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings?
i know it stopped WWII and killed many of insist people.
What are some cons on the atomic bomb being dropped on japan?
Stopped expansion of Japan in WW2. Ironically, we dropped the A bomb and killed many to save much more.
What are the cons of dropping the atomic bombs during World War 2?
See: Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Cons for dropping te atomic bomb on japan?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What were some pros and cons of making the hiroshima and the nagasaki?
The cons of dropping the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the number of civilians killed. The other facts were positive like ending the war and the number of lives saved of our military personnel.
What were the pros and cons for politics after dropping the atomic bomb on japan?
After it was done, no one could do a thing about that. It is true that the bombs ended the war and collapse Japan's to make war again but on the hand the advocates against the use of atomic bombs mostly referred on the civilian casualties, the illness it brought and the devastation.
What are pros and cons of atomic bombs?
Its sole purpose is to kill nothing else
What were the Cons of making the atomic bombs in World War 2?
It would end the war and collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
What were the pro's and cons of dropping the atomic bomb?
PROS: It ended the war. We gave them a chance to surrender. There would have been more people killed if we had went over there to fight. The two cities that were bombed were going to get fir-bombed anyways. Only two bombs were ready and we couldn't afford to drop a test one. The results of the bomb droppings have prevented other countries from dropping nuclear bombs and such.
What were the pros and cons of dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Making Japan surrender to end World War 2 was the only pro to the bombing. The main cons are that 135,000 of mostly civilians died as a result, and in particular, the second bomb was probably not even necessary. Lots of second guessing by people not having to live through the war is not really all that helpful, but it is good to reflect upon arguably bad decisions that have been made and to try not to repeat them.
What were the cons of dropping the bomb?
Con: They killed hundreds of thousands of people with the bombing, radiation fallout and subsequent infections and cancerous diseases derived from the radiation poisoning. Atomic bombs are not militarily proper to use.Pro: To save millions of Japanese lives, millions of Allied lives including the Reds who were ready to invade Japan. That is what the atomic bombs did accomplish. Some Japanese say it was better to lose some of their own rather than be wiped off the face of the earth by the Reds, Americans, Canadians and Australians.Thoughts to consider: The military leaders for the next 6 decades have never lobbed one of their nuclear missiles knowing they would wipe out 1/3 of the earth with one of the modern nuclear missiles. That would not include the amount of deaths afterward. So did they learn from the atomic bombing of World War 2?The military warriors of the Red Army, US Army, The Marines, The Royal Forces all say they are extremely grateful for the atomic bombs finally motivating Emperor Hirohito to surrender. Had Hirohito not surrendered it is likely a good eighty percent of the Russians, Americans, Brits, Canadians and Australians would have died right alongside the Japanese military and civilians. Many of the warriors have gone up to the developers of the atomic bombs and thanked them. There have been Japanese civilians who were so relieved it was over and mourned the loss of the Japanese who had to die just to get Hirohito to finally end the war. The Japanese civilians did not have any "power of the voice" to motivate their leaders to stop the war.Above all else, we must be grateful that the two atomic bombs of World War II were, in effect, firecrackers compared to the atomic bombs that would soon follow.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Why_do_people_agree_or_disagree_to_dropping_atomic_bombs_on_japan#ixzz1IhymDMZf
What are some pros and cons about the zeppelin made by Ferdinand von zeppelin?
the pros were that they carried machine guns and bombs. the cons, were that they were easy to shoot out of the sky
How did the bomb of Hiroshima effect the world?
First and foremost it ushered in the atomic age, with all of its pros and cons. In addition, the two bombs saved many lives in the USA, but killed around 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945. The estimates for an allied invasion of Japan were into the millions of casualties. There was an additional fear that the Japanese would begin a scorched earth policy. Without the two bombs, the war would have drug on for another year or longer. The suffering would have become much more dreadful for the Japanese and the allies would probably been forced to reduce Japan to little more than charred rock. The death toll would have surpassed any other campaign.
What were the cons of dropping the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
Pro: To save millions of Japanese lives, millions of Allied lives including the Reds who were ready to invade Japan. That is what the atomic bombs did accomplish. Some Japanese say it was better to lose some of their own rather than be wiped off the face of the earth by the Reds, Americans, Canadians and Australians.Con: They killed hundreds of thousands of people with the bombing, radiation fallout and subsequent infections and cancerous diseases derived from the radiation poisoning. Atomic bombs are not militarily proper to use.Thoughts to consider: The military leaders for the next 6 decades have never lobbed one of their nuclear missiles knowing they would wipe out 1/3 of the earth with one of the modern nuclear missiles. That would not include the amount of deaths afterward. So did they learn from the atomic bombing of World War 2?The military warriors of the Red Army, US Army, The Marines, The Royal Forces all say they are extremely grateful for the atomic bombs finally motivating Emperor Hirohito to surrender. Had Hirohito not surrendered it is likely a good eighty percent of the Russians, Americans, Brits, Canadians and Australians would have died right alongside the Japanese military and civilians. Many of the warriors have gone up to the developers of the atomic bombs and thanked them. There have been Japanese civilians who were so relieved it was over and mourned the loss of the Japanese who had to die just to get Hirohito to finally end the war. The Japanese civilians did not have any "power of the voice" to motivate their leaders to stop the war.
