Hiroshima And Nagasaki: Was It Necessary Or Justified?

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Was it necessary for the United States to drop two of the most powerful bombs ever created, that decimated two of Japan's largest cities? During WWII the United States dropped two Nuclear bombs, the biggest and most powerful bombs ever created, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs completely annihilated the two cities and most of the surrounding areas. Well, was it really necessary for the United States to drop the atomic/nuclear bombs? I believe it was a just and rightful decision that won the war. The reason why I believe the US was just for the dropping of the bombs is because the Japanese never gave up when they fought, the Japanese wouldn’t give up at all and if anyone were to run away from the fight they were killed for being cowardice.

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