Should America have dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan

                The atomic bomb is a famous bomb. The mushroom-like shaped smoke is both magnificent and terrifying. Radiation from the atomic bomb caused many Japanese to suffer, even the younger generations. Scientists predict that this would affect the generations to come. Many died in the hands of the bomb, and buildings collapsed due to a single explosion, one which changes the lives of many. This was the very bomb which was amongst the factors which caused the Japanese to surrender. This was one of the reasons which caused World War II to come to an end. It is also the very reason why some Japanese are born disfigured. Should the US have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan? No.

                As mentioned earlier, the bomb has quite a punch, along with radiation as a “complimentary gift”. The bomb instantaneously melted some Japanese. The people who survived are disfigured and are affected by exposure to high amounts of radiation. Their lives can never be the same again. Furthermore, their children stand a chance to be born disfigured. Almost all innocent lives were ended within that area, including babies and children who are new to the world. As for the survivors, when they have children, there is a high chance that their children would be disfigured, and a possibility that when they too have children of their own, their children too would be affected by the radiation through various means. This is a bomb which has a large “target audience”, affecting not only the people alive, but the people of the future too. This is one among the reasons why US should not have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.

                New to the world, the atomic bomb was never tested out before. No one knew the extent of its power, not even the American Scientists. America issued an ultimatum, warning Japan that if it does not surrender, the atomic bomb would be dropped on them. Even American Scientists did not know of its power, let alone the Japanese. It is like telling someone who has no idea what urine is to share answers during a test, and warning him that if he doesn’t, you would splash urine on him. You tell him that it is smelly and disgusting but the most disgusting and smelly thing he has seen in his life is sewage water. He may think that there is nothing in the world that is dirtier that sewage water and is thus willing to take the risk. Of course, you splash urine on him and he may fall ill due to diseases in the urine, possibly ending up taking antibiotics. Japan did not know the extent of the atomic bomb’s power, and probably thinks that it was not so powerful and therefore takes the risk. The Americans should test out the atomic bomb first on a smaller scale before dropping it as it is a nuclear weapon. However, we cannot blame them as it is a war and everything is chaotic.

                The dropping of the atomic bomb was unnecessary. Japan was fighting a war on too many fronts, and the amount of troops it has is very limited. It would just be a matter of time before Japan surrenders due to the lack of troops or completely run out of troops and is vulnerable to external attack. In addition to that, when a country fights a war on too many fronts, it tends to perform poorly. In other words, Japan would ultimately surrender. It is just a matter of when.