The Decision to Drop the Bomb
President Truman's decision to drop the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unnecessary, rash, inhumane, and had many negative consequences. Truman didn't allow enough time to study the effects of the bomb, and his hasty decision resulted in a horrific number of deaths, as well as long-lasting and unforseen effects both for Japan and for the rest of the world. Truman was attempting to bring an end to conflict, but he did not consider that dropping the bomb might be dangerous for the long term security of our world. In this essay I plan to argue that Truman's decision was made out of fear rather than necessity, and that his rash decision caused more harm than good. On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb ever used in war on Hiroshima, Japan. Only three days later, the second and last nuclear bomb ever used in war was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. These two bombings ended World War II in Asia, or the "Pacific theater of operations". On August 15th, 1945, nine days after the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United States and its allies. The decision of American leaders to drop the bombs was a very rash choice. Not only was Truman's decision to drop the
Over the next few days, radiation sickness began to kill thousands who had managed to survive the actual blast. He felt threatened by the Japanese because of their extreme loyalty to their country, and he knew they wouldn't back down easily. But so many nuclear explosions in such a short period of time could affect the whole planet. first bomb hasty, but the United States waited just three days to drop the second bomb on Nagasaki. Truman's action, although it seemed to have finality, opened the door for even more deadly attacks that could cause much more death, suffering, and chaos. The decision made by Truman was inhumane because of the price Japan had to pay. All regions of the world might be covered in a cloud of nuclear dust. The whole world was affected by this horror. The temperature around the world would fall rapidly, and the entire earth would be poisoned by radioactive fallout. "It was the first step toward the extinction of the human race," says Martin McPhillips, author of Hiroshima. While there are definite similarities between the two situations, they are also different. The consequences of the bomb spread further than just the edges of Japan. Truman's decision was also rushed because he feared Japan as an enemy. Truman did not allow nearly enough time for the Japanese to surrender before attacking again. He saw it as a way to avoid an invasion which would cost many American lives.
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