Why was the dropping of the atomic bomb criticized?

Answer 1

These are the reasons for the criticisms of the atomic bomb usage.

• They were responsible for the destruction of two cities.
• They were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
• They were responsible for the radiation poison in Japan and the nearby sea waters and lands.
• They caused people to die from radiation poisoning.
• They helped to spark the Cold War and the nuclear arms race.
• There is still a team of Japanese and American scientists dealing with the after affects of the radiation sicknesses and levels of radiation.
• They cost over 2 Billion dollars in the 1940s.
• The Japanese Military leaders were not impressed by the bombs because the incendiary bombs dropped all over Japan caused significantly more damage and deaths.
• The Japanese would have surrendered sooner if the Allied Forces had amended their surrender demand to allow the Emperor to remain in place. They could have avoided dropping the bombs if they had negotiated with the Japanese.