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What were the pros and cons for dropping the atomic bomb on japan-?
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∙ 12y ago
Con: people died
Pro:
- 1. it brought a quicker end to the war , thus, ultimately, reducing the FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE around the world.
2. it ushered in an era of US power and preeminence
3. The bombing averted further loss of American soldiers.
4. It paved the way for the creation of a democratic Japan.
5. It gave our enemies pause due to our overwhelming superiority at the time.........
- The Japanese had demonstrated near-fanatical resistance, fighting to almost the last man on Pacific islands, committing mass suicide on Saipan and unleashing kamikaze attacks at Okinawa. Fire bombing had killed 100,000 in Tokyo with no discernible political effect. Only the atomic bomb could jolt Japan's leadership to surrender.
- With only two bombs ready (and a third on the way by late August 1945) it was too risky to "waste" one in a demonstration over an unpopulated area.
- An invasion of Japan would have caused casualties on both sides that could easily have exceeded the toll at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- The two targeted cities would have been firebombed anyway.
- Immediate use of the bomb convinced the world of its Horror and prevented future use when nuclear stockpiles were far larger.
- The bomb's use impressed the Soviet Union and halted the war quickly enough that the USSR did not demand joint occupation of Japan
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Cons for dropping te atomic bomb on japan?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What are some cons on the atomic bomb being dropped on japan?
Stopped expansion of Japan in WW2. Ironically, we dropped the A bomb and killed many to save much more.
What were the pros and cons for politics after dropping the atomic bomb on japan?
After it was done, no one could do a thing about that. It is true that the bombs ended the war and collapse Japan's to make war again but on the hand the advocates against the use of atomic bombs mostly referred on the civilian casualties, the illness it brought and the devastation.
What were the pros and cons of the atomic bomb on japan?
It ended the war and collapse Japan's means to make war again but on the other side, many civilians were killed.
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See: Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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PROS: It ended the war. We gave them a chance to surrender. There would have been more people killed if we had went over there to fight. The two cities that were bombed were going to get fir-bombed anyways. Only two bombs were ready and we couldn't afford to drop a test one. The results of the bomb droppings have prevented other countries from dropping nuclear bombs and such.
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Too many civilian casualties, the illness it brought and the devastation.
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