In your opinion should America have used the atomic bomb?

Answer 1

From a purely military view, the answer must be a strong yes, it did bring the war to an accelerated end. The moral and ethical position will be debated for a long time, and the pros and cons will never satisfy everyone.

Answer 2

It depends, many people thin it was nessicary and many people believe it was unnessicary.

YES The atomic bomb was necessary to end the war with Japan at the earliest possible moment. By the early summer of 1945, Japanese leaders knew they could not win. But they fought on in hopes of securing better surrender terms.

President Harry S. Truman considered several ways to convince Japan to quit the war: 1) intensifying the already heavy bombing of Japanese cities; 2) waiting for the Soviet Union, an ally in defeating Germany, to join the war against Japan; 3) allowing Japan's emperor, Hirohito, to remain on his throne; and 4) invading Japan.

Answer 3

My opinion and roughly paraphrased from various sources: If you are an American, the answer is yes. The Japanese were a noble enemy poised to fight to the death if an invasion of their homeland were to commence. It was estimated that the US losses for a land invasion would have been more than the total previous Pacific losses combined. In essence, the Atomic bomb saved lives. The Atomic bombs killed less than the firebombings that had taken place earlier in the war.

Answer 4

We should use A bombs because if we didn't, we would have to invade Japan with many troops, which would overall kill more people than dropping the bombs.

Answer 5

Yes, it saved possibly over a million lives.