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It's up to personal opinion.
Yes if you believe that ending the war then and there was a wise decision. The atomic bombs meant allied troops didn't need to invade mainland Japan and engage in a possibly prolonged struggle on the ground.
No if you believe that the radiation and deaths were worth ending the war.
You can do some rational calculations: take the number of lives lost to the atomic bombs, and then stack that up against the possible lives lost on a ground campaign. But you also have to take into account radiation, and the cities demolished.
flip a coin.
One of the points you need to consider is that Japan in fact had it's own atomic bomb project and Allied intelligence from several sources indicated by 1945 that Japan was close to developing it's own nuclear weapons.
These sources include a Japanese serviceman captured in the Philippines cited in a USN Intelligence report dated June 15,1945 and a British Intelligence report of march 1944 citing interrogation of the Chief Engineer from Vermork heavy water plant who had intimate knowledge of Japan's equivalent plant at Konan in Korea. Added to this were several frank exchanges in MAGIC decrypts between General Kawashima and the Japanese embassy in Berlin during 1943.
A justification can be made that it saved both Japanese and Allied lives by ending the war without a Naval Invasion.
According to President Truman and most of the civilians at the time, it was.
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How many people died in the second nuclear bombing?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
Did Japan refuse to surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima?
No, Japan didn't immediately refuse after the bombing of Hiroshima. After the bombing, Emperor Hirohito (the Japanese leader during the Second World War) went into consultation with the Imperial War Council (of Japan) where they were deciding whether or not to surrender. However, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, America bombed Japan again, this time in Nagasaki. Roughly a week after the Nagasaki bombing, Emperor Hirohito on 15 August 1945 announced surrender via radio broadcast. He officially surrendered in written agreement later that year on 2 September 1945.
How many people were killed after the bombing in hiroshima and nagasaki?
The bombing of Hiroshima resulted in between 90'000 and 166'000 fatalies. The bombing of Nagasaki resulted in between 60'000 and 80'000 fatalities. As a result, there were between 150'000 and 246'000 fatalities in total.
Bombing that forced japan to surrender?
The one dropped on Nagasaki.
Why did the allies choose Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
They were both targets of a military nature, and had sustained relatively little damage before the bombing. Nagasaki was a secondary target- the city chosen as the second atomic target was weathered in that day, and the aircraft diverted to Nagasaki.
Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki be justified?
Most people think so.
Was the bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified?
We didn't care since Japan spilled blood first.
Where and when did the second atomic bombing take place?
The second bombing took place on the city of Nagasaki (Japan), on the 9th of August, 1945.
How did the US decide to drop a second bomb on Nagasaki?
Japan refused to surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima.
Allied bombing of nagasaki?
The allies did not participate in the bombing of Nagasaki. President Truman took all the responsible.
How many people died in the second nuclear bombing?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
Who surrendered after the bombing of Nagasaki?
Japan
Who won the bombing of nagasaki?
The U.S.A won the war after dropping the bomb on Nagasaki.
When was the Nagasaki bombing?
It was August 8th, 1945
Japanese Population before the atomic bombing?
See: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When did America ended the bombing on hiroshima and nagasaki?
August 6 1945 was Hiroshima and the 9th was Nagasaki.
How was the condition right after the bombing at nagasaki?
Nagasaki was devastated. The damage reached over 12 miles.
