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The Pros And Cons Of The Atomic Bomb

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Truman did not utilize his power well while faced with the decision to drop the bomb. This is because there were other ways to solve the problem, and it was savage and brutal. The relationship between Japan and America will never be the same. It was so inhumane to drop the bomb. No one knew the impact that it was going to leave. They could have done other things such as continuing conventional bombing. It would eventually end the war, but it would take longer. We instead chose to drop the bomb. The dropping of the bomb was very racially motivated. From the article Arguments Against the Bomb written by Michael Barnes, it states, “Opponents of President Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb argue that racism played an important role in the

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