Was the atomic bomb nessary
Was the atomic bomb nessaryAtomic Bomb Necessary .... Was it Necessary?
August 6th, 1945, 70,000 lives were ended in a matter of
seconds. The United States had dropped an atomic bomb on the
city of Hiroshima. Today many argue over whether or not the US
should have taken such a drastic measure. Was it entirely
necessary that we drop such a devastating weapon? Yes, it was.
First, we must look at what was going on at the time the
decision was made. The US had been fighting a massive war since
1941. Morale was most likely low, and resources were probably at
the same level as morale. However, each side continued to fight,
and both were determined to win. Obviously, the best thing that
could have possibly have happened would have been to bring the war
to a quick end, with a minimum of casualties.
What would have happened had the A-bomb not been used?
The most obvious thing is that the war would have continued. US
forces; therefore, would have had to invade the home island of
Japan. Imagine the number of casualties that could have occurred
if this would have happened! Also, our forces would not only have
to fight off the Japanese military, but they would have to defend
themselves against the civilians of Japan as well. It was also a
fact that the Japanese government had been equipping the
commoners with any kind of weapon they could get their hands on.
It is true that this could mean a Japanese citizen could have
anything from a gun to a spear, but many unsuspecting soldiers
might have fallen victim to a surprise spear attack! The number of
deaths that would have occurred would have been much greater,
and an invasion would have taken a much longer period of time. The
Japanese would have continued to fight the US with all of what
they had; spears, guns, knives, whatever they could get their
hands on, just as long as they continued to fight the enemy.
As mentioned before, it is a fact that some civilians had
been ready to fight our military with spears! What made it
possible that the Japanese would resort to using spears? Why
wouldn’t they use guns or other weapons? Well, the truth was,
the government just didn’t have the resources to give out a gun
to just any citizen. US naval blockades are one of the major
reasons that Japan was so low on resources, and a main point
opponents of the decision to drop the bomb constantly bring up.
Japan obviously was very low on resources. Japanese civilians
were ready to die with spears in their hands, surely the military
would do the same. Besides, the Japanese military did still have
some resources to go on. So again I must bring out the fact that
Japan could have continued to fight, and...
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