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Atomic Bomb Dropping

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Autor:  anton  11 December 2010
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The Drop

A specific type of bomb activated and dropped created a new age and generation of weapon warfare. The atomic bomb was dropped on Japan not once, but twice which generated two completely different feelings and atmospheres. One was triumph and success while the other was terror and death. America and its president, Truman, believed that the atomic bomb was the only answer for WWII to end, but was it really necessary? Hundreds of thousands died from the bomb in Japan in both cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which were heavily filled with civilians. Is this actually an act of immorality and should an alternative path have been chosen? America should have not dropped the atomic bomb in the two cities of Japan because they were immoral and barbaric and should have followed another course of action.

Some may argue that the atomic bomb was the only way to end the war and save multiple American lives and military expenses, but this is no reason and excuse for the fact that thousand of lives were lost in Japan. America was being ignorant when they have dropped the bomb because they killed innocent civilians mostly that had nothing to do with the war. America was being a hypocrite because they did not want the mass killing of Jews from Hitler, but they did the same thing to Japanese people. Another argument is that Japan was willing to fight to the last man, but they just said this because they were really given no choice. They were actually pursuing peace negotiations at the time, and were willing to settle everything, but America did not agree. They wanted a full surrender when all Japan wanted was a small condition to the treaty.

The atomic bomb was immoral and barbaric. From the time it was dropped and was detonated, thousands were incinerated within seconds and buildings and houses were destroyed and burned. The bomb created a thick black smoke in the sky and air and to this contributed and vast smoke from the flames. It was a combination of inferno, ashes and people said it was actually being like in hell. In addition to this, the effects of the bomb did not end. The bomb emitted radiation which the struggling survivors were exposed to. The people were thirsty and dehydrated and they were looking for a nearby source of water. Many went to the nearby river while some in ponds and they were climbing on top of each other. Rain coincidentally came and instead of clear fresh water, what came down was black rain from the thick smoke in the sky which was filled with radiation. This killed many of the survivors. The survivors were badly burned and injured and some were even trapped under the rubble adding to being poisoned by radiation (Article 2 and 3). In fact, a mother was trying to help her daughter escape from debris that had trapped her, but the mother could not free her and the mother had no choice but to leave and all she could hear was her daughter shouting while being burned alive (Hiroshima). America was immoral and barbaric in dropping the atomic bomb because they killed many in both quick and slow painful deaths.

America should have considered alternative courses of actions before commencing on the dropping of the atomic bomb. America did not really think and discussed about ending the war and all they thought about was the bomb because it was fast and saved lives. They were not even sure on how the bomb performed and it was as if the dropping was part experiment to see how it was. They did not take into account the people that will die. Also, the bombing was not necessary because it was a point blank target and all they had to target was the military, but they also hit many and mainly civilians. They were only thinking about their people and well being. America was being selfish because Japan was already looking into peace negotiations to end the war safely and all Japan was asking for was one condition in the treaty, which was to be able to keep their emperor in throne, but America did not agree. Also that America did not really wait for the negotiations to bear fruit. They wanted quick action before the Soviet Union got involved and so this showed that they also just wanted everything for themselves. It was a give and take situation and this could have significantly ended WWII without lives being lost, but America did not want to give. They wanted total power and domination and they wanted Japan to be either destroyed or surrender all out (Article 1, 4 and 5). Having taken more time in negotiations and being fair and giving and taking should have been alternatives instead of immediately dropping the atomic bomb.

Having taken more time and not rushing the defeat of Japan could have been an alternative in ending WWII. A peace treaty would have been better and it would have been beneficial than having the country of Japan in turmoil and chaos. Civilians would not have to die in the most horrified ways such as being incinerated, burned and poisoned. America did not have to be immoral and that they should have taken things by steps and should have planned more than to think about other countries such as the Soviet Union. America should also not have been selfish and so self centered and ignorant. If they were in Japan's place, they would know how it felt.

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