Was Americas use of nuclear weapons in Japan Necessary?

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Was the Use of Nuclear Bombs in Japan Necessary

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Last August Japan commemorated the 63rd Anniversary of Japan 's surrender to the United States . Japanese leaders have apologized for the great damages and pain ' it had caused to its neighboring countries . In 2005 , Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi has expressed deep reflections and heartfelt apology ' for Japan 's actions during the World War II and vowed that they will never forget the terrible lessons ' of the war (Hans Greimel , 2005 ,

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. As everyone knows , the war ended with Japan 's surrender in August 15 , 1945 after United States dropped atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 6 and August 9 respectively

Though 63 years have passed since the bombs were dropped in Japan , the debate on the necessity of using atomic bombs in Japan continues Historians , until now , are still divided on the issue of the necessity of using atomic bombs in Japan to end the war (Bill Dietrich , 2005 br

.1 . This research seeks to discuss and respond to the main arguments justifying the use of atomic bombs . The objective of this research is to counter these arguments to prove that there was no military necessity for its use , there were other alternatives which are less destructive and that the use of atomic bombs is inhumane

A . Argument 1 . Quickest Solution to Ending the War

The first and most cited reason was that use of the atomic bomb was at...