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Hiroshima, a Tragedy
Summary: Argues the point that the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was unnecessary and preventable.
The use of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was reckless and unjustified on the part of the United States Government. The issue is whether or not the Nuclear Holocaust at Nagasaki and Hiroshima was imperative, inevasible, and carefully deliberated. The atomic bombs were an easy and tempting solution to an abrupt end of the war in the pacific. However the cost of this solution was the brutal death of 200,000 Japanese lives. However all of these lives could have been spared because there were various other options available to President Truman if he would have taken the time to review them carefully and listen to all of his advisors. Truman using only 8 of the 16 days given to him to contemplate the issue was also very emotional in his judging biasing the weight of the Atomic Bomb and in doing so he let the Bataan Death March, Pearl...
This section contains 492 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |