Atomic Bomb
We have gone over many times in class the atomic bomb. In the beginning I thought it was a good idea. I felt that we needed to get back on Japan and teach them a lesson. However, after reading Hiroshima my views on the atomic bomb have definitely changed. I believe that there were other ways to end the war, and taking drastic measures is not the best way to end even the harshest situations. One thing that affected my view on the bomb is that it had a long-term effect on everyone who was hit. People still had lasting effects years and years later. Whether it was physical or mental the atomic bomb never quite left each Hibakusha. I was surprised to hear that even babies that weren’t born yet came out with many disabilities.
After reading Hiroshima, what were your views of the atomic bomb?
Would you have decided to drop it?
What other options would you do instead?
3 comments:
I agree with whoever made this original post. I first thought that it was a good idea that we dropped the atomic bomb and I didn't have any second thoughts about it. Now after reading excerpts of Hiroshima I would have never dropped that bomb unless we absolutely had to. I cried when I read the book and saw that little girls had their skin ripped off and then tried cooling off in salt water. My thoughts changed greatly after reading this book and I think there were other paths we should've taken instead of dropping the atomic bomb.
AJ
I think that looking back, even with all of the death and destruction, it was good for us to drop the bomb. The main reason I say this is that by dropping it, the whole world was able to see how horrible the bomb was. If it hadn't been dropped, I think that the likeliness of the Soviets and the U.S. starting a full out nuclear war would have greatly increased. Without knowing the full effects of the atomic bomb, each country would probably have risked being hit several times, and the war may have turned out much differently. By dropping the bombs on Japan, we know today that nuclear war is the worst option for resolving conflicts. Without having dropped it and seeing its effects, the chances of nuclear war with other countries would probably be greater.
I personally never thought that the atomic bomb was the best way to solve the problems of the war. I think that America should have been more tactical and discovered a way to get to Japans government without killing so many innocent people. Also because it was the first time that an atomic bomb had ever been used, no one was really sure about the after affects that it would have on the “survivors”. Reading Hiroshima really made me regret that America made the decision of dropping the bomb. Not only were thousands killed, but also un- born babies were affected. Also people that survived the initial blast were later killed by radiation, which lead to cancer and a life time of sickness for most.
-Alyssa
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