What caused America to nuke hiroshima?

Answer 1

At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a timelier end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.

Answer 2

The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was driven by a combination of factors. The main reasons included the desire to bring a quick end to World War II, save American lives that would have been lost in a prolonged invasion of Japan, and demonstrate American military superiority to the Soviet Union. The bombing of Hiroshima led to Japan's surrender and the end of the war in the Pacific.