Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Decision

My Apologies for the inappropriate website.Rebuttal:The Invasion of Japan would surely cause extreme casualties on both the Japanese and American armies. I believe that America could not invade Japan, but use other tacticsArguments:1. The US should not have dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but instead could have staged a demonstration of the Atomic bomb, and shown it to the Japanese. The leaflets that were dropped in Japan were only words, but an actual demonstration could be the final straw for Japan to surrender.2.The Japanese were very adamant to continue to fight till the death, using the concept of Bushido, however the tide was turning. The doves were powerful, and would have forced the surrender of Japan if it the Emperor did not have to be removed. In the Potsdam Ultimatum, the US demanded for an unconditional surrender, which really caused the majority of Japanese to want to fight. The emperor was divine in the eyes of the Japanese, and they would do anything for his protection. 3. The development and usage of the Nuclear Bomb in general was catastrophic. Soon after WWII, the Cold War erupted. Several countries have since developed nuclear weapons, and those nations now have the power to destroy each other. There is a lot of trust that we must have in these nations. The world would be better without the existence of these weapons of mass destruction4. The bombing of Hiroshima also caused lasting, unpleasant effects on Hiroshima and its people. The sheer size of the explosion was intimidating. The president said, “It [the atomic bomb] had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British Grand Slam, which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare" (“Trinity Atomic Web Site”). Every structure within 1 mile of the blast was completely obliterated. Over 60,000 buildings in Hiroshima were destroyed or severely damaged. The water supply was destroyed, causing radiated tap water. Flash burns were caused directly by the radiation of heat and light at the moment of the explosion. Many people were severely burned from fires caused by the explosion. Collapsing buildings and flying debris were another major source of injury. Radiation injuries caused internal hemorrhages and external bleeding. Extreme diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting occurred soon after the explosion. The effects have even lasted years after the explosion. Cancer is common for survivors. The deaths caused by the explosion were very unpleasant: “The skin of the man in front of him flapped loosely from his back, like pieces of a tattered shirt; and all of the flesh on his forearm had been pulled off, as if it were a long glove” (Pellegrino 42). The atomic bomb caused thousands of painful deaths for the people in Hiroshima, and caused grief for the families and friends of the victims for years after the bombing.Citationhttp://www.spectacle.org...http://www.cddc.vt.edu...http://www.ushistory.org...Final Thoughts: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was unnecessary, an overkill, and could have been prevented. All the pain could have easily been avoided if the Allies had taken time to negotiate before they took the irrational decision to drop an atomic bomb. The display of the nuclear bomb has changed warfare completely. Other nations have been scared into developing their own nuclear weapons until most of the developed countries could bomb another country. Japan will always have the scar from that August day in 1945. War is an unfortunate atrocity that is always preventable if the conflict is carefully thought through.