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The Sickening Truth of the Atomic Bomb

Uploaded by lmmu on May 25, 2007

Imagine a routine morning. One wakes up, showers, eats, travels to work or school, and expects a typical day—no one anticipates anything special to occur. Fast forward to approximately eight in the morning, while sipping coffee or sitting in class, a loud sound spreads throughout the air and he lies on his back, flesh ripping from his burned and damaged skin. Around him wails hundreds of other dying and suffering innocents. And it seemed like a normal Monday.

Those horrors occurred to the innocent civilians of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 when the United States dropped the atomic bomb. Three days later, the problem plagued the people of Nagasaki, as well. The question arises, “Why?” The answer, while complex, boils down to one main point: protection. The United States feared an eminent battle with the Soviet Union, and used the bomb as a means of intimidation for protection. Through study of time, it stands assured that, while the bombing of Nagasaki proved unnecessary, the bombing of Hiroshima worked in America’s (and, ultimately democracy’s) favor.

First of all, the atomic bomb failed to win the Pacific War; the U.S. won the war several months before, but they waited for an official surrender from Japan. Japan also desired to end the war. By seeking out help from the Soviet Union, who established peace a year earlier in the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact, they sought to end the fighting once and for all. Truman knew all of this and, after the Potsdam Conference, sent a message to Japan permitting only an unconditional surrender with no guaranteed safety for the emperor. A day before sending the message, Truman okayed the use of the atomic bomb on Japan. Clearly, Japanese opinions mattered naught in this situation and, therefore; all of the noble stories associated with the atomic bomb (lives saved and war winning cause) proved lies.

Then why drop a bomb murdering more than 300,000 people? Repeating pre World War One days, America used militarism to coerce a final, submissive surrender from Japan (allowing the U.S. to beat its chest), while attempting to frighten the Soviets. The U.S.S.R. craved more power and the U.S. did not want to concede it, therefore; as barbaric as it seems, the Soviet Union needed to witness a sign of authority from America. Threats...

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Uploaded by:   lmmu

Date:   05/25/2007

Category:   American

Length:   3 pages (648 words)

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