Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs in Japan in 1945
... The most destructive way of killing people known to man would have to be the atomic bomb. The United States of America were the first and only country to have used these bombs in a war. ... On August 6th 1945, the United States of America dropped one of these dreadful weapons labelled as “Little Boy” just above a hospital in Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 am. ... Three days later, on August 9th 1945, another bomb named “Fat Man” was dropped on Japan killing another seventy thousand people in the delicate city of Nagasaki. ... To this date, about a quarter of a million people, women and children included - have died due to these horrific bombs. Without a doubt it was totally unnecessary for both of these bombs to be dropped on Japan for many a reason. ... Successful blockades were established bordering the main islands of Japan; conventional weapons already had bombed the main cities heavily. ... “It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. ... ” In addition, Joseph Stalin, the present leader of the USSR (now Russia) at that time, was going to ally with America against Japan.