The Pros And Cons Of Atomic Bombs

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Previously we mentioned our three main reasons why the atomic bombs being dropped were not necessary. The president had other options other than dropping nuclear bombs on Japan, innocent lives were being killed by crossfire that could've been spared, this bombing was considered a war crime and is against international law, and these bombings were racially motivated. Other options instead of dropping the atomic bombs, as mentioned before, the US could have invaded Japan to force the Japanese military out and this would have saved many innocent lives and at the same time eliminated the Japanese military. The city of Hiroshima was chosen as a target for the atomic bomb because it hadn't yet been bombed during the war; it was also “preserved” from