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Because it killed so many people at once and left radioactive debris. Some people argued that Japan would have surrendered if they had been shown a test firing of the bomb and that this would have been more humane. Others argue that the detonations saved more lives (fighting Allied and Japanese soldiers and Allied prisoners of war) than were taken by the bombs and that this justifies the action. Certainly the two bombs put and end to the war.
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∙ 11y agoI think that is was necessary for three reasons and these reasons are which actually create the controversy
1) Was it really necessary or could the Americans have "done" a smaller place and then asked for a surrender? Yes, but the Japs would not have surrendered - they couldn't as like Hitler's regime, they would have been executed by the head cheese and his like plus the Americans wanted to "test" the bomb and for that they needed a place as big as Hiroshima.
2) Was the dropping of the second bomb really necessary? Probably not but again, they needed a test bed plus it was a slightly different bomb - plutonium implosion assembly bomb rather than a uranium gun assembly bomb.
3) It was necessary to restore the moral in United States - not America - as they had been treated very inhumanely in many areas of the war and they needed a little "pay back."
I believe that the dropping of the first bomb was necessary and the second, not so much. It is controversial due to the nature and results of this bomb and many thought that this was not "playing fair" as per "war rules."
Note: The H bomb was not available until 1954 and has never been used in war!
Note: The US had scheduled in production 21 more implosion assembly A bombs in 1945 if Japan did not surrender: 1 more in late August about the time the invasion was scheduled to begin, 3 in September, 3 in October, 7 in November, and 7 in December. The increase in November and December was due to a change from a pure plutonium core to a composite plutonium/uranium core. This new core would be tested entirely in combat. These details were kept classified for decades.
I believe 2 back to back bombs was absolutely necessary, to prove to Japan that the first was not just some fluke, that the US couldn't reproduce. These were such new weapons. The pause before the third, due to time to prepare it not planning, was enough to give them time to surrender before losing another city.
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Should the dropping of the atomic bomb on horishima been dropped?
It ended the war and collapsed Japan's means to make war so most people favor the use of the atomic bomb in ww2
Do you feel that the US should have used the Atomic Bomb as a means to end World War 2?
Although using such a devastating weapon is always questioned, I believe the U.S. was justified to use the Atomic Bomb. Even the Japanese citizens were told to fight. By dropping the Atomic bomb, there was potentially less death, since no U.S. soldiers were harmed. The citizens would not have surrendered. Japan was not going to surrender, and so the Atomic bomb saved thousands of American lives, and shortened that terrible war
Did the us made the right desicion to drop the bomb?
This question doesn't have a yes or no answer. You can't say that dropping two atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people is right. Yet you can't say that saving probably over a million of soldiers lives by dropping the bomb wasn't right. Dropping the atomic bombs has it's pro's and con's.
How did the atomic bomb win World War II?
Ended WW2. Japanese were clearly losing, but due to their culture and tradition they refused to surrender. The US in dropping the A-bomb debatably saved more lives then they killed, as without it the war in Asia would have continued.
How did the us get the Japanese to surrender in World War 2?
The United States dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima, a major Japanese city. This did not result in surrender. So the United States dropped a second atom bomb on Nagasaki, another major Japanese city. This was finally enough to force the Japanese into surrendering.
Should the dropping of the atomic bomb on horishima been dropped?
It ended the war and collapsed Japan's means to make war so most people favor the use of the atomic bomb in ww2
Who discoverd the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb is an artefact, and so an invention. Maybe you meant to ask who invented the atomic bomb ?
Is Pakistani bomb is an Islamic bomb?
If you consider the US atomic bomb is a Christian bomb, the French atomic bomb is also Christian bomb and so on, then you can name the Pakistani atomic bomb an Islamic bomb.
Do you feel that the US should have used the Atomic Bomb as a means to end World War 2?
Although using such a devastating weapon is always questioned, I believe the U.S. was justified to use the Atomic Bomb. Even the Japanese citizens were told to fight. By dropping the Atomic bomb, there was potentially less death, since no U.S. soldiers were harmed. The citizens would not have surrendered. Japan was not going to surrender, and so the Atomic bomb saved thousands of American lives, and shortened that terrible war
Did the us made the right desicion to drop the bomb?
This question doesn't have a yes or no answer. You can't say that dropping two atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people is right. Yet you can't say that saving probably over a million of soldiers lives by dropping the bomb wasn't right. Dropping the atomic bombs has it's pro's and con's.
How did the atomic bomb win World War II?
Ended WW2. Japanese were clearly losing, but due to their culture and tradition they refused to surrender. The US in dropping the A-bomb debatably saved more lives then they killed, as without it the war in Asia would have continued.
When did the atomic bombs get dropped?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6th of August 1945 and the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9th August 1945. it was 8:16am when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Also the bomb was dropped by a B29 bomber (type of plane) that was named Enola Gay, after the pilot's mother. And the compartment where the bomb was stored was below -50 degrees to stop it from over heating and exploding, the pilot had to prepare the bomb before dropping it as well, (so it was active/live) this was the most dangerous part of the operation because if he did one little thing wrong it could have blown up right there.
What kind of bomb exploded in Nagasaki?
It was a plutonium implosion type. So it was an atomic bomb.
Why wasn't it good for albert Einstein to make the atomic bomb?
Einstein did not make the atomic bomb, so it was neither good nor bad.
How did the us get the Japanese to surrender in World War 2?
The United States dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima, a major Japanese city. This did not result in surrender. So the United States dropped a second atom bomb on Nagasaki, another major Japanese city. This was finally enough to force the Japanese into surrendering.
What was going on in the world that made someone want to make a bomb like the atomic bomb?
Someone wanted to make bomb like the atomic bomb so that they could end the war in a quick way so that there would be no more land invasions
What was one reason given dropping the atomic bombs on japan?
if the Americans didn't drop the atom bomb it would have needed 1000 American lives so they dropped the atom bomb (fat man and little boy)
