To save millions of lives by ending the war quickly. It worked!
See: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The atomic bombing of Japan was done to end WW2 as fast as possible with as little loss of life as possible.
The Tokyo bombing with fire bombs did not move the Japanese to surrender so the atomic bombs were used. Hiroshima was the first target city.
Yes. Atomic and nuclear have the same meaning.
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The world needed peace and the atomic bombing brought it.
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Little Boy for the bombing of Hiroshima, and Fat Man for the bombing of Nagasaki