The need to drop atomic bombs during the... drones of the modern era of warfare. World War II brought a major change in warfare, with the first atomic bombs. There was no such thing as the atomic bombs that the United States dropped on Japan to force it to surrender instead of prolonging the war. The United States went ahead and dropped both bombs, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki. Was it necessary to drop some of them? Were atomic bombs the only solution to stop the war? Could there have been other solutions? The two atomic bombs were needed to end any further possibility of hostilities. These hostilities took the form of landings on the Japanese islands and an eventual Anglo-Soviet war against Far Eastern interests. Its main objective was to prevent Japan from retaliating by implementing its plan to defend its home islands. Fear over the power of these bombs defused any further use of these weapons after the war. First, a defense of the Japanese islands would have been extremely costly for both the Americans and the Japanese due to the number of civilians captured. between the two colliding forces on the main island were massive, noting that the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto were prime targets for the allies. Furthermore, what would have made the Japanese defense plan more expensive were the Japanese soldiers, approximately two million men, desperate and fanatical to defend their country at all costs. All of these factors made the atomic bomb the legitimate solution to bring the Japanese to the negotiating table to sign the terms laid out in the unconditional surrender of the Western allies. Another reason that made the atomic bomb the... middle of paper. ......the cost that saved the lives of countless others who could have died from further hostilities. Work cited: 1. “The decision to drop the bomb.” The decision to drop the bomb [ushistory.org]. Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, nd Web. November 18, 2013. .2. Leckie, Robert. "131. Hiroshima." Delivered from Evil: The Saga of World War II. New York: Harper and Row, 1987. 938-42. Print.3. Leckie, Robert. "132. Nagasaki and the Surrender of Japan." Delivered from Evil: The Saga of World War II. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. 942-946. Print.4. Shalett, S.. Np. Internet. November 24, 2013. .5. Weinberg, Gerhard L. “Plans for the Defeat and Defense of Japan.” A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge [England: Cambridge UP, 1994. 871. Print.

Essay / The need to drop atomic bombs during the... drones of the modern era of warfare. World War II brought a major change in warfare, with the first atomic bombs. There was no such thing as the atomic bombs that the United States dropped on Japan to force it to surrender instead of prolonging the war. The United States went ahead and dropped both bombs, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki. Was it necessary to drop some of them? Were atomic bombs the only solution to stop the war? Could there have been other solutions? The two atomic bombs were needed to end any further possibility of hostilities. These hostilities took the form of landings on the Japanese islands and an eventual Anglo-Soviet war against Far Eastern interests. Its main objective was to prevent Japan from retaliating by implementing its plan to defend its home islands. Fear over the power of these bombs defused any further use of these weapons after the war. First, a defense of the Japanese islands would have been extremely costly for both the Americans and the Japanese due to the number of civilians captured. between the two colliding forces on the main island were massive, noting that the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto were prime targets for the allies. Furthermore, what would have made the Japanese defense plan more expensive were the Japanese soldiers, approximately two million men, desperate and fanatical to defend their country at all costs. All of these factors made the atomic bomb the legitimate solution to bring the Japanese to the negotiating table to sign the terms laid out in the unconditional surrender of the Western allies. Another reason that made the atomic bomb the... middle of paper. ......the cost that saved the lives of countless others who could have died from further hostilities. Work cited: 1. “The decision to drop the bomb.” The decision to drop the bomb [ushistory.org]. Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, nd Web. November 18, 2013. .2. Leckie, Robert. "131. Hiroshima." Delivered from Evil: The Saga of World War II. New York: Harper and Row, 1987. 938-42. Print.3. Leckie, Robert. "132. Nagasaki and the Surrender of Japan." Delivered from Evil: The Saga of World War II. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. 942-946. Print.4. Shalett, S.. Np. Internet. November 24, 2013. .5. Weinberg, Gerhard L. “Plans for the Defeat and Defense of Japan.” A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge [England: Cambridge UP, 1994. 871. Print.

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