The world first and only atomic bomb was essential the second
world war and save lives.. to this day majority of Americans
still believe it was the right thing to do. As dose one of japan top historians, Sadao Asada who says it was prompted japan to surrender. (Which is your point as well). But thats not the whole story. Did you know that a number of leading USA military and political figures at the time were hugely critical of President Harry Trumanle decision to nuke the Japanese. Admiral Willain D-Leahy Truman,s Chief of Staff said that by using Nuclear weapon the US had adopted an ethical standard common the the barbarians of the dark ages. Former US president Herbert Hoover said, The use of the atomic bomb with its indiscriminate killing revolts my soul. Ethical debate aside was the Bombs necessary for ending the war? Well, six of seven five stars US Generals and admirals at that time felt there was no need to drop the Bomb because Japanese surrender was imminent, General Dwight Eisenhower, latter President said Japan was already defeated and that dropping the Bomb was completely unnecessary and he wasnt alone in his opposition to that. in fact, a post-war panel of 1000 experts, including surviving Japanese leaders concluded Japan would have surrender even if the atomic bomb had not been dropped today more and more historians are questioning the conventional the traditional argument favoring the attack including the top Japanese historian including Tsuyoshi Hasegawa has marshaled compelling evidence that it was the soviet entry into the pacific conflict not Hiroshima and Nagasaki that forced japan surrender here is another Question WHY DROP TWO ATOMIC BOMBS ? As US historian Barton Bernstein what ever one thinks about the necessity of the first a-bomb, the second drooped on Nagasaki.. was almost certainly unnecessary 39,000 people men, women children were instantly incinerated in Nagasaki and atleast 60,000 in Hiroshima. Obama might be the first US sitting president to visit Hiroshima but no one is expecting an apology from USA, its not something US President are fond of doing. George H.W.Bush I,ll never apologize for the United States of America ever I dont care what the facts are
Note: to all readers this article dose not poetry my personal
view but the facts around was it necessary to drop two bombs on japan or not this article only conclude views of historians and world leaders during that time. My personal view about Japanese leaders of that time stays the same which is they were barbaric and cruel to people out side japan. Sadaat Sethi