Invading it the conventional way would have cost many American lives, and the US decided it was better to just kill of a load of Japanese people instead.
I think the only good reason was to bring the war to an end.
hiroshima and nagasaki
The atomic bombs were delivered by the USS Indianoppolis
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in Japan at the end of WW2.
2 atomic bombs and 2 million HE bombs and 5 million incendiary fire bombs
Probably bcuz the japan bombed pearl harbor.
I think the only good reason was to bring the war to an end.
inhuman ??????? but one fails to realize that if Japan had the Atomic bomb first, they would have used it inmass against the allies....... food for thought.
Atomic Bombs
The drop of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
hiroshima and nagasaki
To "convince" Japan to surrender in WWII.
Harry Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan.
The reason was to end the war with Japan .
Japan has never had atomic weapons. There were two atomic weapons used against Japan by the US in August 1945. Please do some reading.
The atomic bombs were delivered by the USS Indianoppolis
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in Japan at the end of WW2.