Penalties and rewards came along with the bombing of Hiroshima. This new war weapon steered the world into a new age of advanced technology. This occurrence might have been a good or bad thing that happened; it depends on whose point of view we're taking. Some may believe the advancements just corrupted our world more than its current state and brought the end of humanity closer. Others may feel the developments brought about an era with higher intelligence and better living for humans. The dropping of the atom bomb not only saved money for the Americans, since they didn't have to pay for the replacement of soldiers and their equipment, it also reduced the amount of people who could have died during the war because it would have gone on longer, and more casualties would've occurred since several minor bombs would have been dropped than a single powerful one.
             The severe cost of this bomb, which fell upon innocent Hiroshima, was that hatred arose between the Americans and Japanese. It brought about racism or a type of prejudice to people. There were better ways to solve the situation between the two countries. The Americans decided to go with the modern, destructive way: one blow so it's over. Innocent civilians suffered; though they weren't part of the war. Only the soldiers should have been involved or been the ones that were injured. The atom bomb killed many people who shouldn't have been touched with the evil war. The Americans' bombed out Hiroshima of retaliation for the tragic incident with Pearl Harbour. This wasn't the ethical thing to do because as we all know, "two wrongs don't make a right."
             Though the human consequences were immense, the atom bomb, which unfortunately plunged down to Hiroshima, was worth the grief from the Japanese. Without the testing of the atomic weapon, the new age of sophisticated technology might not exist. It's true that we may not h...