answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Because Japan had not surrendered yet. There was also a danger that Japan would surrender to Russia as opposed to the US.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did the US drop the second nuclear bomb on Japan?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Did England drop a nuclear bomb on Japan?

No, that was America


Where did the atomic bomb drop?

First, Hiroshima, Japan; second, Nagasaki, Japan.


Did Japan drop the atomic bomb?

no only blacks did no the US dropped 2 on Japan. Japan has never had nuclear weapons.


Why was the decision made to drop the second bomb?

Japan refused to surrender after the first atomic bomb.


What bomb did the you s drop on japan?

there were two nuclear bombs they dropped on Japan, which were called Little Boy and Fat Boy


Did US drop a nuclear bomb on japan in wwll?

They dropped two, one on Hiroshima, one on Nagasaki.


Was it right to drop the second bomb on Japan?

AnswerMoral implications aside, the first bomb failed to bring about the immediate and unconditional surrender of Japan...the second one succeeded. w


How big does a plane have to be to drop a nuclear bomb?

That depends on how big the nuclear bomb is.


Why did America drop the second nuclear bomb?

This is a question that is clouded with mystery, released documents from Japanese officials show that Japan was willing to surrender after the USSR invaded japan in 1945 and that the bombings of Japan with Nuclear weapons did not convince the Japanese to surrender so they may have not been need to be dropped at all


When did Americans drop the atomic bomb?

The first combat use of the atomic bomb was against Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August, 1945. Three days later, on 9 August, the second (and so far last) use of a nuclear weapon in combat was made against Nagasaki, Japan.


How did the US decide to drop a second bomb on Nagasaki?

Japan refused to surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima.


Where was the nuclear bomb drop in the time of World War 2?

Two atomic weapons were dropped on Japan in 1945, one on Hiroshima on 6 August, and a second a few days later on Nagasaki.