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The Atomic Bomb Debate Pros, Cons, and Effects

Why the bomb? Japan’s refusal to surrender, even after defeats at Iwo Jima and Okinawa Planned invasions of Japan would have heavy casualties on both sides. Estimated 250,000-1 million US lives would be lost in a D-Day style invasion Japanese toll in lives lost would be high

Pros of the bomb No American lives lost No invasion necessary Would convince Japan to unconditionally surrender Would (hopefully) have less lives lost for Japanese than a full-scale invasion

Cons of the bomb Not 100% sure what it will do in the long term Many scientists who created it were AGAINST IT! Some admirals said an effective blockade of Japan would end war soon Not even 100% sure it will work as it should Massive Japanese civilian casualties— “hurting the wrong people”

Potsdam Conference, July 1945 British PM Clement Atlee, US President Harry Truman, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin

A Heavy Decision… Truman’s Diary Making a Statement to the USSR at Potsdam Truman warns Japan to “unconditionally surrender or face total destruction” Japan thinks this is an INVASION!

Enola Gay

August 6, 1945: Hiroshima “military base” but no more than Dayton, OH is

“Fat Man” dropped on Nagasaki

Effects? Hiroshima: (“Little Boy”) 135,000 Nagasaki: August 9, 1945: (“Fat Man”) 64,000 Long-term casualties from cancer, leukemia, etc. are much higher Birth defects, environmental damage, etc. ENDS THE WAR, but starts an ENTIRELY NEW KIND OF WAR VJ Day: August 15, 1945