Some viewed it as barbaric, or overkill). It has been said that Japan was already on the brink of surrendering before the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also because the attacks involved many civilians dying from the blasts, or from nuclear fallout and radiation afterwards.
The two cities of Japan which were hit by the atomic bomb by America were "NAGASAKI" and "HIROSHIMA".
The attacks killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians to end the war.
The attacks killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. Anytime you kill civilians, it's going to be controversial.
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombing of Hiroshima brought us to the atomic era. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the last attacks in World War Two. Japan surrendered after the attacks.
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
They were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.