It allowed for countries to take out other countries without putting American soldiers at risk; this way, American casualties were minimized by not putting them in the line of fire. As stated in a memorandum to the secretary of war, “The main-point of this memorandum is the predominating importance of considering the use of nuclear bombs as a problem of long-range policy rather than for its military advantage in this war. Their use should thus be directed primarily toward bringing about some international control of the means of nuclear warfare” (Compton). Here is a perfect example at how the United States could use the nuclear weapon for a variety of usages. It was used a method of control in the military. By using the atomic weapon control could be gained from the opposing country through
It allowed for countries to take out other countries without putting American soldiers at risk; this way, American casualties were minimized by not putting them in the line of fire. As stated in a memorandum to the secretary of war, “The main-point of this memorandum is the predominating importance of considering the use of nuclear bombs as a problem of long-range policy rather than for its military advantage in this war. Their use should thus be directed primarily toward bringing about some international control of the means of nuclear warfare” (Compton). Here is a perfect example at how the United States could use the nuclear weapon for a variety of usages. It was used a method of control in the military. By using the atomic weapon control could be gained from the opposing country through