The Atomic Bomb: Necessary Or Justified?

August 6, 1945, a new age dawned. Technological feats were achieved that our ancestors never would thought possible in such a short period of time, on August 6 Harry S. Truman 33rd president after the death of Roosevelt the United States Airforce flew the "Enola Gay" a B-29 bomber and with its cargo of Airmen piloting, navigating, and doing their job, with them was "Little Boy" the name for the atomic bomb that was ordered to be dropped over Hiroshima, a manufacturing city, in a ploy to get the Japanese to surrender, the first bomb detonated successfully yet the Japanese Emperor Hirohito did not officially surrender until the second Atomic bomb code named " Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki creating a devisating mushroom cloud and killing
Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization". President Harry Truman made a difficult discison and the day the first atomic bomb was dropped Philosophers, Historians, and many other scholars have had the debate: Was using the atomic bomb on human beings justified? I think it was indeed justified and justified on different levels. It prevented a land invasion of japan witch would cost massive toll on American soldiers, the soldiers were already been at war for two long violent years with million's killed and injured and japanese were not to friendly to American POW's there was a hatred built up for the japanese people during this time from military. it was a violent time a much different time then today. After the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the amount of loss on both sides was high and both sides " negative view of one other became almost unbridgeable, says J Samuel Walker in Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and The Use of Atomic Bombs Against
The use of suprior military equipment and tactics ended the bloody. Pearl Harbor pulled us into a war that we wanted no direct part of other then suppling weapons and other services to the brits. America could no longer do nothing some action must be taken. I think America was justified for our natuarl right to self defense and a moral duty to eliminate tyranny. President Truman and all officals should govern with a moral compass but this does not mean they are of no morals becuase they have lack of concern for the civilans and more concern for ending the war and ushering in a form of democracy an humane government. I belive Truman showed a understanding of how high the stakes were and had the sheer courage to use the atomic bomb that quickly brought an end to one of the most destructive war's in human history. Making the best decision at the time, with all the circumstances, it seemed to be the moral decision to make. althought it was a crule punishment and a horrible event that took place it set up America to be the ultimate super power that it is