The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombing
Numerous countries today such as Russia, North Korea, and Pakistan continue to develop and test nuclear weapons. This race to develop nuclear weapons was started by the United States near the end of World War II. The U.S. used nuclear weapons in World War II to make the Japanese surrender. The Japanese surrendered five days after the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. Whether this bombing was justified is still debated today. Many people wonder about the future of the world as more powerful nuclear weapons are developed. The U.S. should learn from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and discontinue the development and production of nuclear weapons because the bombs will create unforeseen damage, prompt other countries to produce
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After the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, about 70,000 people died in the initial blast. At the end of 1945, casualties reached over 100,000 because of radiation sickness. Five years later, casualties totaled to about 200,000 because of cancer and other diseases caused by the radiation from the blast (U.S. Department of Energy). Not only were the Japanese citizens in Hiroshima dying from the blast of the bomb, but also they were dying from radiation emitted from the bomb. The Japanese did not evacuate from Hiroshima because the effects of radiation were unknown which caused even greater deaths of Japanese citizens. The damage the atomic bomb would cause to the environment and to the Japanese people was not predicted. The development of more powerful nuclear weapons could unexpectedly cause immense damage to the world. While the weapons can bring unexpected damage they also prompt other countries to research and develop more powerful …show more content…
No country will wage a war against a country with the power to destroy the world. They are clearly mistaken because soon countries will have developed weapons with this power. It is inevitable that the first country to reach this level of power will take advantage of it in order to fulfill all its needs. For example, the U.S. was the first country to develop an atomic bomb and the only country to ever use nuclear weapons in war (iCAN). The U.S. abused this power to provoke and prevent the Soviet Union from taking charge in Japan. The U.S. should try to prevent any country including themselves from reaching the level of power that allows them to destroy the
After the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, about 70,000 people died in the initial blast. At the end of 1945, casualties reached over 100,000 because of radiation sickness. Five years later, casualties totaled to about 200,000 because of cancer and other diseases caused by the radiation from the blast (U.S. Department of Energy). Not only were the Japanese citizens in Hiroshima dying from the blast of the bomb, but also they were dying from radiation emitted from the bomb. The Japanese did not evacuate from Hiroshima because the effects of radiation were unknown which caused even greater deaths of Japanese citizens. The damage the atomic bomb would cause to the environment and to the Japanese people was not predicted. The development of more powerful nuclear weapons could unexpectedly cause immense damage to the world. While the weapons can bring unexpected damage they also prompt other countries to research and develop more powerful …show more content…
No country will wage a war against a country with the power to destroy the world. They are clearly mistaken because soon countries will have developed weapons with this power. It is inevitable that the first country to reach this level of power will take advantage of it in order to fulfill all its needs. For example, the U.S. was the first country to develop an atomic bomb and the only country to ever use nuclear weapons in war (iCAN). The U.S. abused this power to provoke and prevent the Soviet Union from taking charge in Japan. The U.S. should try to prevent any country including themselves from reaching the level of power that allows them to destroy the