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Did the US dropped the atomic bomb to intimidate other countries?
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∙ 12y ago
i believe the US did drop the second atomic bomb during WW2 to intimidate the Soviet Union. Before the first atomic bomb was even dropped on Hiroshima the Japanese armies were failing and they wished to surrender. Toward the end of WW2 they didn't have much of a navy or an airforce. their cities were being bombed and destroyed by regular high explosives and raids. Also, Japan couldn't get the supplies it needed anymore our own B-29's had destroyed most of the Japanese industries nad, with the laying of mines, prevented the arrival of incoming cargoes. With all this going on it was impossible for Japan to continue large scale war successfully. Japan had even tried to surrender before Hiroshima was bombed but the Allied powers would only consider Japan surrendered if Japan would agree to complete surrender. Japan was unwilling to surrender under those condtions and who would blame them. i would surrender knowing i had no say at all whatsoever in the peace negotiations.
so if Japan was already on the brink of defear, and they wanted to surrender anyhow, then it leads me to believe that the atomic bombs, but mostly the second one, where dropped to intimidate the Soviet Union. U.S. leader thought that showing the Soviet Union that America wasn't afraid to use its atomic bombs would help put the communists Soviet Union back in line and make it more managebale.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 17y agoThe bombs that we dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were intended to demonstrate that we didn't want to send a million Allied troops to their deaths in an invasion of Japan. The bombings were intended to end the war, requiring an unconditional surrender from Japan. The bombs did exactly what we intended and millions of Allied lives were saved, probably the life of my father who had been scheduled to participate in the planned invasion of Japan. The bombs were intended to intimidate the Japanese military and monarchy. They seemed to have worked exactly as planed. I'm sure the impression it would make on the USSR was included in the discussions leading to the decision, but that was a "bonus" and the bomb would have been used for the reasons above regardless of any additional effects.
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∙ 12y agoThe Soviet Union had an agenda. Before declaring war to Japan the movemts of their troops was well known. They were moving to Manchuria.
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Where did the US use the atomic bomb in World War 2?
The United States dropped two Atomic Bombs to end WW2. One was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan and the other on Hiroshima, Japan.
What were the issues in the US about atomic bombs?
Wether it was ethical or not to use the atomic bomb on other countries because of the destruction they cause.
Did the Enola Gay drop both the Fat Man and Little Boy atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?
No."Box Car" dropped the other one.I think it is Bockscar, and also sometimes called Bock's Car.
When was the other times the atomic bomb was used?
The atomic bomb has only been used twice, and that was against Japan during World War II. the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing over 30,000 people, and three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing about 40,000 people. The Japanese surrendered the day after the 2nd bomb was dropped.
Did the us drop an atomic bomb on Iwo Jima?
Yes. America tested the first atomic bomb in New Mexico, then dropped two on Japan to effectively end World War 2. Russia began testing atomic bombs in 1949 and many other nations have also tested them. No one besides America has used them in war.
The US dropped atomic bombs on hiroshima and what other country?
The United States dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki both being cities of Japan. There was no other country were atomic weapons had been used against mankind.
Did russia ever drop atomic bomb on any other country?
Russia has never dropped an atomic bomb on any other country but on it's own for testing, at least that the public knows of. The only Atomic weapon dropped was by the U.S when they dropped two on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Where was the atomic bomb exploded in World War 2?
One was dropped over Hiroshima and the other was dropped over Nagasaki.
Where did the US use the atomic bomb in World War 2?
The United States dropped two Atomic Bombs to end WW2. One was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan and the other on Hiroshima, Japan.
Was there been a nuclear bomb dropped after 1945?
There were tests of nuclear weapons but no other nuclear weapons were dropped on other nations as an act of war. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only uses of atomic weapons on other nations.
How soon did the war end after the atomic bombing?
There were two atomic bombs dropped over Japan. The first one was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6 1945 and the other one was dropped over Nagasaki on August 9 1945. In the morning of August 14, Japan had surrendered.
How were the two atomic bombs dropped in japan different?
one of the atomic bombs blew up a town; which was heavily populated, and the other completely whipped out a island.
Wa the atomic bomb already made before it was dropped in japan?
Yes the atomic bomb was already made, it was made in the Manhattan Project and secret code so other nation would not know of it, It was later dropped in a desert in New Mexico to test its deadlinest, and then later dropped on Japan TWICE.
Where was the atomic bombing at in world war 2?
Out of the two bombs, one was dropped Hiroshima and the other over Nagasaki.
How many times has an atomic bomb been dropped?
The US dropped 50 atomic bombs from airplanes between 1945 and 1962 (2 in combat on Japan, 48 in test shots). Over 1000 were detonated in other ways in test shots between 1945 and 1992. The USSR, UK, and France also dropped atomic bombs from airplanes and detonated many in other ways in test shots (but never used any in combat).
What happend in the bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki?
Hiroshima was the place were the atomic bomb was dropped. Nagasaki was the other place with the same fate. These cities were destroyed by the power of the atomic bombs.
What kind of bombings were in hiroshima?
There were one atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima which used Uranium as fuel the other one was a plutonium fueled bomb dropped over Nagasaki.
