Blog #6: The Atomic Bomb... Was it necessary?

          In the early August of 945, the world saw the birth of a disastrous weapon, the atomic bomb. On August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 am, Japan's 7th largest city, Hiroshima was attacked by the first atomic bomb, "Little Boy" carried by an American b -29 bomber, the Enola Gay. 3 days later, on August 9th, 1945, Japan's Nagasaki had been the target of the second nuclear bomb, "fat man". That night, Emperor Hirohito said "the time has come when we must bear the unbearable." Japan surrendered on August 10th, 1945, the day known as VJ (victory over japan) day. This horrendous weapon had been planned and created by America. the American government had earlier decided to work on the invention of an atomic bomb by forming the top secret Manhattan project. Under tight security, numerous scientists, led by Robert Oppenheimer began a race against time because the Nazi Germany was suspected to be working on the same thing.

           After the first bombing, 70 000 precious lives were taken, 61 000 were injured and 20 000 of the dead and missing were school children. The outcome of this monster was much more horrifying than what the world has experienced. people in the streets were vaporized, leaving only their imprinted shadows on the walls, they were buried in collapsed buildings, and the Japanese survivors (only 10% of the people who were within 500 meters of the center of the  bomb) died soon due to the radiation sickness, gamma rays and cancers. The question is, was it necessary? Was the atomic bomb really necessary for Japan's surrender? I personally think that the atomic bomb was necessary and played a key role in putting an end to World War 2. It is a known fact that the atomic bomb had been a deadly monster to Japan. however, Japan and Nazi Germany's ambition of domination was too strong that it caused the Allied Powers to choose the most drastic and effective way. They were the ones to break the peace in the first place by showing their determination of world conqueration. My second question is, what if the Allied powers had not used the atomic bombs, then what would the outcomes be? how would it have changed the course of the war? I think that the result would have been unbearable to the world because Germany was developing atomic bombs also, which means that if the Allied powers had not used it first and Japan had not surrendered, then the Allied nations would have suffered form  what Japan had to go through with atomic bomb  attacks. Also, the world would have been dominated and controlled by the Nazis or the fascist groups. some of us would not even exist today if that had happened  Therefore, I thin that even though the atomic bomb was a drastic way,  it was necessary to defend the Allied nations, crush Germany and Japan's mad ambition and finally put an end to World War 2.