Argumentative Essay-Bomb Or No Bomb

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Bomb or No Bomb The dropping of the nuclear bombs on Japan’s cities Hiroshima, August 6th 1945, and Nagasaki, August 9th 1945, was a historical event that ended a war set to last for years to a swift end, many argue to this day that Harry S. Truman’s decision was inhuman and unethical. on the other side of the coin people argue that it was the best decision for everyone involved, including the Japanese. The reasons for this are found in simple mathematics, but the numbers you would be crunching would be in casualties. There are several estimates out there for the total death tolls between Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings to be near three hundred thousand, which makes our assault on D-day look like child’s play, but in comparison to the casualty …show more content…

The pressure on the United States was diluted a bit at the news of Hitler’s death and Germany’s surrender in May of Nineteen Forty-five on VE day. This allowed the United States a moment to gain composure to strengthen the war effort in the pacific. In July of Nineteen Forty-five at the Potsdam conference Truman received a coded telegram reading “Baby is born.” meaning they had successfully tested the first nuclear bomb. This moment truly redirected the course of not only the war in the Pacific, but a series of events leading to the cold war altering the technological timeline in history decades ahead. This advancement was first seen on the worlds stage in …show more content…

Along with this, the bombs shorted the time that war would have lasted and allowed the Japanese to recover more quickly and today they have surpassed the United States technologically. This in my opinion is the only draw back to not invading Japan, allowing their infrastructure to remain intact to an extent, and their fast-growing dedicated population to rebound their technology’s in order to not allow an event similar to ever happen again. With the most cutting-edge technologies, war is no longer fought on the battlefield, but through the use of computers and drone technologies. We have converted to this method because with nuclear weapons no one wins that fight, and cyber terrorism and crime is a much more civil fight of skill and

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