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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 did the US do when the first atomic bomb drop did not happen?
If you are asking about what happened in the next 3 days?Then the United States decided to drop the next atomic bomb on the city of kobe.When the aircraft arrived over the city the visibility was not good enough to bomb this city and it was decided to bomb the secondary target,which turned out to be Nagasaki.This was done on the date of August 9th,1945.
What was Hitler's view on the atomic bomb?
Most Americans did not really understand the atomic bomb, they were elated that the war was over. Some families had not seen their military family members in three or four years.
What is a good reason for using atomic bombs against japan?
I think the only good reason was to bring the war to an end.
Why is the atomic bomb is great for a good tan?
A wise man once said "It is better to be thought of as a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt."
What were the succesess and failures on dropping the atomic bomb?
The only good thing I can think of was that it ended the war quickly. The bad thing was that it exacted a tremendous toll on innocent civilians .
Good reason for droping the atomic bomb?
fullfill prophecy
Why wasn't it good for albert Einstein to make the atomic bomb?
Einstein did not make the atomic bomb, so it was neither good nor bad.
What is the one reason that the atomic bomb is against being used?
the atomic bonb is to powerful to use it will kill many people we may only use it in importand and good ways! from the one and only meatbabie
How much would it cost today to build an atomic bomb today like the one US dropped on Japan?
The first atomic bombs cost billions because they had to learn how to gather uranium and plutonium into a form that was good enough for a bomb and they had to design the bomb. Now a nuclear missile cost would be probably about a million or more. The cost of the newer missile is in the housing and maintenance of the missile.
What did the US do when the first atomic bomb drop did not happen?
If you are asking about what happened in the next 3 days?Then the United States decided to drop the next atomic bomb on the city of kobe.When the aircraft arrived over the city the visibility was not good enough to bomb this city and it was decided to bomb the secondary target,which turned out to be Nagasaki.This was done on the date of August 9th,1945.
Are all technologies beneficials to man?
Definitely. The atomic bomb is great for a good tan.
Reason for using the atomic bomb?
Was using the Atomic Bomb a good idea? Yes, it was. It ended the war and actually saved many lives. If we didn't use the bomb on the Japanese they could have killed many of our soldiers or destroyed our cities. A few good reasons to use the bomb was because it ended the war, saved many lives, and to get back for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Using the atomic bomb in WWII was a good way the end the war. If the war didn't end, many more soldiers could have died. The number of people that died from the bomb is only a small fraction of the people that would have died if the war kept going on. According to Marston 13, around 200,000 people died and many more were injured. If the war kept going, millions of people could have died. One other reason for using the bomb was to get back for the attack on Pearl Harbor. From that attack, about 1,500 people died, and almost 200 U.S. planes were destroyed. Using the atomic bomb on them was a great way to get back at them by killing more than one hundred times as many people.
Why did they build atomic bombs?
World War II was a very desperate struggle, and it was considered to be necessary to build the most powerful weapons possible, in order to ensure victory. There was also no way of knowing if the enemy was also working on an atomic bomb (or other terrible weapons), so it was better to be the first one to build it and to be able to win before the enemy came up with their own secret weapon.There was more to it than this. Fission was discovered in Germany in Dec. 1938 and the Nazis had the first government program to develop a bomb. Although many of their top physicists had been forced out, they still had plenty left including Nobel prize winner Warner Heisenberg, who headed the nuclear program. The U.S. had good reason to fear that Hitler would have the bomb before anyone else. They were far ahead in jet aircraft and rockets, yet never came close to exploding an atomic bomb.
Is it good that Harry S. Truman dropped the atomic bomb?
Most people thinks so.
What are the negative impacts of science on the earth and society?
The atomic bomb of course because that can do no good whatsoever.
What was Hitler's view on the atomic bomb?
Most Americans did not really understand the atomic bomb, they were elated that the war was over. Some families had not seen their military family members in three or four years.
What is a good reason for using atomic bombs against japan?
I think the only good reason was to bring the war to an end.
