Question 15: Read this article: http://www.doug-long.com/hiroshim.htm. According to the author, were the use of nuclear weapons necessary to bring an end to the war with Japan with a minimum loss of life?
a. The use of nuclear weapons was not necessary. It should be the last resort in a situation as such. Too many innocents were killed and the survivors suffered long sick deaths. It was simply an extension of the already fierce conventional air raids on Japan and was militarily unnecessary. Negotiations could have occurred as an alternative.
b. Yes, it was necessary. If it had not been used the Japanese would have just kept fighting and there would have been far more casualties on both sides.
c. It was necessary because it ended the war faster and the United States gave the Japanese a fair warning.
b. Yes, it was necessary. If it had not been used the Japanese would have just kept fighting and there would have been far more casualties on both sides.
c. It was necessary because it ended the war faster and the United States gave the Japanese a fair warning.