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Was the US justified in using atomic bombs to end the war in the Pacific?
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Why did they stop using atomic bombs?
If you are referring to WW2, then the US stopped using atomic bombs on Japan because Japan agreed to surrender. Had they not, the US had plans and production setup to drop a total of 23 atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.
Was using nuclear weapons during World War 2 justified?
Yes, considering the Japanese Military Leaders would have fought until Japan no longer existed because to surrender was dishonorable and taboo and forbidden. Once the atomic bombs were dropped Emperor Hirohito realized he had to end the war to protect the throne and empire. The military leaders tried to stop him from surrendering. Had Hirohito not surrendered millions of Japanese, Russians, Americans and other allied forces would have died and the war would have gone on for at lease one more year. All the soldiers, Marines and Red Army soldiers are extremely grateful to the men who dropped the atomic bombs because they considered the bombs saved their lives (since they did not have to invade Japan). Some of the scientists who created the atomic bombs (and are still alive) are still receiving thanks for
When did the US decide to drop atomic bombs on the Germans?
The US did not drop atomic bombs on Germany although the original purpose of the Manhattan Project was to develop a bomb before the Germans did. However, as the war went on Germany had to redirect recourses to other areas so they never succeeded in developing an atomic bomb. Once Germany surrendered, and the atomic bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico, the possibility existed of using it against Japan. And that is what happened
Who thought of the idea to make a nuclear bomb?
H. G. Wells in his 1914 novel "The World Set Free" was the first to publish on the use of nuclear bombs in a war, he was the first to use the term atomic bomb to refer to bombs that obtain their energy from inside the atom (rather then from chemical reactions between atoms/molecules).Note: H. G. Wells atomic bombs were not based on using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion (as the real bombs are), as the nucleus of the atom had not yet been discovered and neither nuclear fission nor nuclear fusion had been discovered. As the only method of releasing the energy of the atom known at the time was radioactive decay, H. G. Wells based his atomic bombs (and atomic engines) on a hypothetical method of "accelerated radioactive decay".
Did World War 2 first start using atomic bombs?
No, it started formally when Hitler ordered a faked Polish attack (by German soldiers wearing Polish uniforms) on a German radio station on September 1, 1939 (although fighting had been going on for several years before that between Italy & Ethiopia and Japan & China). In "retaliation" for this faked attack, Hitler declared war on Poland and invaded.The war was ended by the first use of atomic bombs ever in combat when two bombs were dropped on Japanese cities: Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 & Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Why did they stop using atomic bombs?
If you are referring to WW2, then the US stopped using atomic bombs on Japan because Japan agreed to surrender. Had they not, the US had plans and production setup to drop a total of 23 atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.
Reason against using the atomic bombs?
They kill.
Who is the man with Einstein who create atomic bombs?
Albert Einstein had almost nothing to do with creating atomic bombs, and he opposed using it. The Manhattan Project had over 50,000 people employed in the task.
When did te soldiers start using atomic bombs in world war 2?
August 1945
What alternative did the US have to making a full-scale invasion if Japan or to using atomic bombs there?
Using chemical weapons (which were being stockpiled already for use in the invasion). Using biological weapons (not really available at the time), Walking away and letting Japan take back the pacific and asia.
Why were atomic bombs used in Japan?
To end the war ASAP!
Why didn't president Truman want to drop an atomic bomb on China?
The concern was that the USSR might retaliate by using atomic bombs on our troops in Korea.
What was the debate over using the atomic bomb?
The advocates against the use of atomic bombs mostly referred on the civilian casualties, the illness it brought and the devastation.
What stops countries from using the atomic bomb?
Nothing, you can't stop using something you haven't started using. The only country that has ever used atomic bombs is the US, that was to cause Japan to stop fighting during WW2; when they surrendered the US stopped using the atomic bombs on Japan.If instead you really meant "What prevents countries from using the atomic bomb?"; that is a far more complex question to answer.Most countries are prevented from using atomic bombs simply because they don't have them. It costs a significant investment to set up the infrastructure needed to make them and few countries wish to make such an expenditure when they have higher priorities.Formally, many countries are prevented from using atomic bombs because they have signed treaties against using them. But they could either choose to withdraw from or abrogate these treaties at any time, so such treaties only prevent a country from doing what it isn't planning on doing anyway.Some countries are prevented from using atomic bombs by public opinion.It has frequently been claimed that fear of nuclear retaliation prevents countries armed with atomic bombs from using them on each other. One form of this idea is called MAD. However one can never be certain that a leader with no such fear might come to power in a country and just attack anyway.etc.
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.
More people were killed in air raids than by the two atomic bombs but it was the atomic bomb that was condemnedwhy do you think this is?
More people were killed in air raid because they were used more as the atomic was hard to make and cost more money so using more normal bombs more often would have been cheaper even thought the atomic bombs were a) more powerful, and, b) even thought they killed more people the air raids were more particle.
When did U.S. president Harry S. Truman make the decision of using atomic bombs?
Probably as soon as Stimson informed him that it was being worked on.
