The best and only way to completely avoid the possibility of nuclear weapons being used is to not have them at all. Otherwise, simply choosing not to use them is the alternative; nothing else would work.
That couldn't have been avoided, it was in the nature of an island empire, inhabited by a homogeneous people.
there was a list of 4 target cities in japan selected for atomic bombing. these were (in alphabetical order):hiroshimakokuranagasakiniigatahad japan not surrendered after the 3 planned atomic bombs of august more cities would have been added to this list as needed. considering the fact that the US had plans and production capacity to drop 23 atomic bombs on japan before the end of 1945, it is possible that once the invasion began in october future target selection might have been handed over entirely to the field commanders on tinnian according to the needs of combat.
No there was not. There was only 2 choices that Pres. Truman could have made. 1.) Invade Japan with U.S troops 2.) Bomb Japan with 2 Nuclear BOMBS
he could have invaded but that would cause far more caualties
The regular bombings of Tokyo killed just as many people as the atomic bombs. The use of the atomic bombs were to motivate the Japanese populous to demand the Emperor and the Military stop the war. The Japanese did realize the US had weapon superiority and could wipe out Japan. The atom bomb dropping took less people to deliver the bomb and no loss of life to deliver the bomb. The conventional bombings took many more planes and airmen with some loss of planes and lives.
It could has been avoided if the marines entered main land Japan from the beaches but that would end with more lives spent.
Yes
The bombing of Hiroshima had this importance:Japan now knew America had the atomic bomb they had been trying to make themselves and they had no idea how many the US had.Japan knew the Allies could bomb Japan into oblivion as they had been warned.Russia knew the US was a big bear to contend with now.With Russia at its back door and the atomic bombs being used Japan realized they had lost and they could not win. The Emperor surrendered.
That couldn't have been avoided, it was in the nature of an island empire, inhabited by a homogeneous people.
to end the war with Japan, the allied foreces would have had to invade Japan itself. Such military action would have cost both sides millions of casualties to include Japanese men, women and children. Japan would have fought until the last man.
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No, how could he as Japan did not have them!
Not very simply nor very easily because if we had done otherwise to end the war, it would have been MUCH more costly. We would have lost millions if we had instead invaded Japan.
It brought the end to an cruel war that had the most casualties of any war you could mention.
The radiological contamination at Chernobyl is far worse than it was in either bombing in Japan. At Chernobyl many tons of fission products escaped in the graphite fire much of it falling out locally. In Japan the bombs were air bursts that produced only a few tens of pounds of fission products, most of which blew away in the wind before it could fallout.
there was a list of 4 target cities in japan selected for atomic bombing. these were (in alphabetical order):hiroshimakokuranagasakiniigatahad japan not surrendered after the 3 planned atomic bombs of august more cities would have been added to this list as needed. considering the fact that the US had plans and production capacity to drop 23 atomic bombs on japan before the end of 1945, it is possible that once the invasion began in october future target selection might have been handed over entirely to the field commanders on tinnian according to the needs of combat.