“The atom bomb brought an empty victory to the Allied arms, but it resulted for the time being in destroying the soul of Japan.” –M.K Ghandi. On August 6, 1946, during World War 2, a U.S B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the United States dropped a second explosive on Nagasaki. Because of the widespread damage and death the atomic bombs produced, using them wasn’t the ideal way to end the war or make Japan surrender. Due to the atomic bomb’s power, blasting Japan resulted in the unnecessary death of thousands of people and the ruination of the area. After the U.S bombarded Japan, there were “estimates of killed and wounded in Hiroshima (150,000) and Nagasaki (75,000)” (Hiroshima and Nagasaki Death Toll). In total, this adds up to …show more content…
By using the weapons, the U.S “sent out the official ‘go ahead’ message for the rest of the world that nuclear weapons were a viable means of warfare” (Effects of the WWII Atomic Bombs). The U.S basically declared that the atomic projectiles were allowed to be utilized, which could be problematic in the future. For example, if WW3 were to begin, atomic weapons could be used and the people of the world would suffer from the consequences of these mass destruction weapons. The reactions to the bombs in Japan were primarily “fear- uncontrolled terror, strengthened by the sheer horror of the destruction and suffering witnessed by the survivors” (The Effects of the Atomic Bombings). The terror caused by the bombings lowered the morale of the people and generated much panic and distress. If the U.S were to be attacked with an explosive on the scale of the ones used on Japan, the reactions would be catastrophic. The atomic bombs on Japan demonstrated that it would affect wars in the future and that it induced consternation in people’s