Atomic Bomb

On
August 6, 1945, the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima,
Japan. The United States was justified to do this because of the unprovoked attack and bombing of
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which occurred three years prior to the bombing of Hiroshima, and it was necessary to stop the war because it saved thousands of American lives. Until then, the fight had never been on United States soil. The innocent civilians of Japan did not have to worry about being killed on their land until they bombed us on December 7, 1941, the attack of Pearl Harbor. They hit 18
U.S ships, it destroyed the U.S naval fleet in one day. The bombing also destroyed 180 fighter jets used in the U.S Air Force. Dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was justified.
The United States was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima due to the unwarned attack on civilians and docked naval ships at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. For example, the bomb displayed the power the U.S wielded when they dropped it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It showed other countries that the United States had weapons, and would use them. This especially threatened the Soviet Union, our current ally, and emerging enemy. The day after the Pearl Harbor bombing, the United States declared war on Japan, and had ultimately avenged the dead at Pearl
Harbor with the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In addition to showing off the new world weaponry, the U.S hit Japan so morally and physically hard, Japan had no choice but to unconditionally surrender, which won us the war. Japan was on the breaking point of surrender, but in order to make them fully give up fighting or resisting anymore, we had to use the atomic bomb. It was needed to end the war quickly and efficiently. Furthermore, without the use of nuclear weapons, the war would have continued and more lives would have been lost. The atomic bomb results were grotesque and horrible, causing many deaths and injuries, and they should not be used unless absolutely necessary, but in this case, it was necessary to stop a war that would have continued inevitably. The United States had to use it to terminate WW2. Condonement of nuclear weapons is foolish, but if used, they can be advantageous in the right situations.
Japanese pilots took to the skies with mounted machine guns on bomber planes and thousands of pounds of explosives, and bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. For example, they took off with fighter jets and bombers, killing 2,403 people and wounding 1,178. Under the cover of a storm, the Japanese flew in and dropped thousands of 500g bombs, hitting and sinking 18 United
States ships, 6 of which were aircraft carriers. In addition, the attack was unwarned, and it killed thousands of soldiers and civilians, crushing the spirits of United States citizens. It destroyed the naval fleet in port at Pearl Harbor, which damaged the U.S severely. Unknown to many, they also bombed the U.S Air Force base in Hawaii, incapacitating 300 fighter jets and cargo planes. Furthermore, this unwarned attack was a cowardly act and dropping an atomic bomb was completely justified. The unwarned attack killed thousands of people, soldiers and citizens alike. Use of nuclear weapons as a retaliation to an unwarned attack is justified. It saved more lives technically then would have been lost if the war had continued.
Until Pearl Harbor, the war had never been taken onto U.S ground. People never had to fear being killed in horrific explosions in their own city. For example, not only was it on our ground, it was unprovoked and unwarned. It was a cowardly act not warning citizens to evacuate, knowing they would be killed if they didn’t. Hundreds of innocent women and children were killed, for a war that was not theirs. In addition to bombing the Naval fleet and the Air Force base, they didn’t bother to leave women and children to evacuate. As a retaliation, we spent millions of dollars on a weapon of mass destruction, and used it to end the war quickly.It ended up saving more lives than if the war had continued. Furthermore, the effects of the radiation from the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki were indeed gruesome and horrible, but it was a retaliation to an equally barbaric bombing 3 years prior. Though more lives were lost in Japan, we had to terminate WW2. The only way to prevent more deaths and injuries was to drop a bomb so powerful, the enemy would have no choice but to surrender. Altogether, the bomb was a horrible way to end lives, but it was a just retaliation.
After Pearl Harbor, the United States morale was beat down. We started working on the
Manhattan Project, a top secret project in which we researched and created nuclear weapons. For

example, nuclear weapons contain uranium, a highly reactive substance that creates radiation. When reactions occur using uranium, it creates an enormous explosion so powerful it can melt rock. People at Hiroshima and Nagasaki had skin melting off their bodies when the bomb hit the ground. In addition, about 90,000 people died at the impact of the bomb, with about 60,000 more casualties over the next four months. A majority of the 60,000 died from radiation sickness, the others that died, died from burns and psychical injuries from the bomb. Furthermore, the bomb was a gruesome, powerful weapon, the effects of it were quite macabre. Although the nuclear weapons were horrible, savage weapons, it was one of few ways to end the war efficiently and quickly. Many died, but using it would have saved more American lives than if the war had continued. The atomic bomb is a unique, powerful weapon, and should only be used in a dire situation.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese sparked a flame that would not die until the United States ended the ongoing, tedious World War 2. We retaliated by dropping 2 bombs,
"Little Boy" and "Fat Man," on Hirosima and Nagasaki, Japan. The effects of the bomb were radiation sickness, a powerful explosion on impact, ultimately killing 180,000 to 200,000 people from the combined city casualties. In no way should these be used for a minor instance, only as a last resort should these horrible weapons be even considered. But the attack on Pearl Harbor took its toll, and the United States had to end the war by defeating Japan and ending WW2, by resorting to using nuclear weapons. The United States of America was justified in using these weapons of mass

destruction, as retaliation, and as a method of saving more American lives.