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At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere is no answer there is still debate about it.
I say yes, it saved at least an order of magnitude more lives than it cost and shortened the war by more than a year. Also if we had not used them, when the war was over congress would have had hearings on why $2,000,000,000 had been wasted on an advanced weapon that worked and could have won the war but was never used (I'm sure Truman knew this and knew he would be "cooked" in any such hearing).
Some real world tradeoffs are messy.
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∙ 15y agoNo. Truman had given permission to use the bomb before the warning to surrender was given, so their answer didn't matter. Lives were sacrificied with a bomb that was not fully understood.
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∙ 12y agoPresident Truman stated that he needed to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
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∙ 13y agoYes
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Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Where and when was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The location of the first atomic bomb which was dropped was on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
What part of japan did America attack with a nuclear bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki RB
Where was the the first atomic bomb dropped?
hiroshima, Japan
What are the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II?
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was named "Little Boy." The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was named "Fat Man."
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?
The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.
Where and when was the first atomic bomb dropped?
The location of the first atomic bomb which was dropped was on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
Where was the atomic bomb dropped Where was the atomic bomb dropped?
It was dropped by the United States by orders of President Truman over Hiroshima, Japan.
What part of japan did America attack with a nuclear bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki RB
Atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima?
It was dropped on August 6 1945.
In 1945 was an atomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima?
yes.
The first atomic bomb dropped on?
Hiroshima, Japan.
How many atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima?
one
Where was the the first atomic bomb dropped?
hiroshima, Japan
What city was the atomic bomb dropped by the US?
Hiroshima
What are the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II?
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was named "Little Boy." The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was named "Fat Man."
What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagaski?
"fat man" was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagaski. "little boy" was dropped in Hiroshima.
