The bombings of Japan by the US were not necessary

First yes you have pointed out that while a nuclear bomb is not with the ethics of warfare all of these laws were thrown out of the window when Japan completely went against all of the ethics of warfare most notably executing their own citizens and telling their soldiers to target first aid regiments which is one of the most basic laws. Also I do believe that they new that we had the ability to drop the bomb. In the war they were best allies with Germany who were trying to create it first. We also warned them and told them that they needed to surrender or we would be forced to drop it. While Japan was willing to give in to a "conditional surrender" the costs were to much including keeping the island in the pacific which we could not allow to remain enslaved by the Japanese forces. This could not be allowed and we made sure that they realized we were not going to quit. However by using the nuclear bomb we were able to save all of the American lives that would have been spent because it would have required an invasion of Japan most likely costing over 1 Million American lives. Japan would not have surrendered as imminently without the bomb. The only way to progress farther would have been to invade into Japans mainland. While they may have been weary of war. You and me both are not serving in the Iraq war. However I know for a fact that if the Iraq government directly attacked us as in invade our fifty states not just man but every woman child and citizen would fight to the death to defend their homeland. As for the idea that Einstein opposed the bomb it should be noted that he was one of the figures figures in its actual design. If you will remember the USSR was also on edge with America a war with Russia with have enacted a World War 3 killing millions and millions more than the previous war. Something had to be done to make sure the USSR would not consider coming after us and so while the atomic bomb killed many civilians it saved all of those that would have died in another war. On the subject of the emperor the reason we could not accept his surrender is because of the military coup that occurred the day before he could officially register a surrender. Also the idea was not just to keep down Japan but to avoid and delay the ability of a war with the USSR While I agree a bomb is not pretty the alternative is much more horrible. One million people were killed in the drop. However if we had invaded Japan we would have certainly had to have killed civilians in order to get to the necessary strategic posts. By most estimates it would have cost 3 million lives just to get to a position where they would likely surrender. To understand the situation you need Common sense and experience with the Japanese military. Look at the battle of Okinawa and Luzon. Nearly half a million died in fighting for just these two islands. That's beyond even the highest death tolls from both nuclear bombs combined. Taking and holding the 4 main islands of Japan estimates reached over ten million civilian and military casualties. Operation Downfall would have been carnage on a scale only surpassed﻿ by the eastern front. http://www.youtube.com... http://www.nytimes.com... http://www.nytimes.com... .