The Decision to Use the Atom Bomb

On August 6 and 9 of 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Decades later, the decision to use atomic weaponry to end the war is still questioned. This paper however, is intended to support the decision to the United States to use the atomic bomb.

It is important to note as a basis for this argument, that it is believed that on August 6, when he made the decision that would take the lives of tens of thousands of people, Truman did not know that Hiroshima was actually a civilian city. In fact, in an August 9 speech, he stated:

The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as possible, the killing of civilians. But that attack is only a warning of things to come. If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be

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