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The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombs

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Atomic Bomb Argumentative Essay There had been many debates about whether the U.S. should or should not have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. Well, in my opinion, I think that the U.S. should not have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan and there are two reasons why not. One reason why the U.S. should not have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan is because there were other alternatives of what they could’ve done. Another reason why the U.S. should not have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan is because the use of the atomic bombs was inhumane. The first reason why the U.S. should not have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan is because there were other alternatives of what they could’ve done. The reason why I said this is because one alternative

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