Argumentative Essay On The Atomic Bomb

Atomic bombs and other weapons of mass destruction are devastatingly powerful. On August 6th, 1945, President Truman finalized his decision of dropping atomic bombs on Japanese territory. Walker explains the thinking behind the use of these weapons, and shows ultimately that this action of Truman and America is really complicated and there is multiple sides that are all legitimate in the depiction if it was necessary or not. To an extent, the use of these bombs was necessary to save many American lives, but it was not necessary when thinking just about vengeance for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Walker also explains in the book, that there might have been other solutions in the war to bring it to an end, without the use of these bombs, and provides substantial evidence supporting these “solutions.”

Initially, Walker talks about how Truman had many different possibilities in solving this war, not just two. People often times think, “Well, we either needed to invade them or bomb them, let 's save American lives.” This is shaped by how myths were created to influence this decision. Myths kept society happy and pro-war. It made it seem like Japan

Many American 's believe that revenge is what needs to be done, when really there is resolution. There is a way to fix things, not just killing. Walker believes in this but he also believes the other side too. Japan had it coming. From the bombing of Pearl harbor, to the non-surrender of the japanese; many reasons that led to this type of tragedy. To a point, the bombing was logical, but it was also a dehumanizing feat that needs to be prevented in the future. All this to say, the bombing impacts our lives each and every day, but in the future, we can think back and say, is this logical? This was a learning lesson, and Walker accurately defined