Dropping the Bomb

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This paper argues that, towards the end of WWII, Japan was a dying empire, and the atom bombs had no real effect on the outcome of the war. It argues, therefore, that the U.S. should have taken a different alternative than using atomic power against Japan. This research paper speculates on the United States's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan during World War II and concludes that the decision was unjust and immoral.

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"Even though many alternatives existed to avoid the use of atomic warfare, the U.S. ignored these options. The most feasible way of showing the power of the atomic bomb with minimum or any loss of life would be a demonstration of the atomic bomb. Dr. Edward Teller's suggestion to "exploding it high above Tokyo at night without prior warning" We could then have said to the Japanese leaders: "This was an atomic bomb. One of them can destroy a city. Surrender or be destroyed!" However, there was a strong feeling on the part of President Truman that it was criminal and morally wrong for us to have means to bring the war to a proper conclusion and then not use the means. Moreover, only two atomic bombs existed and nobody was sure that either could be successfully dropped on a target."

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