There were 110,000 casualties dead and 150,000 injured. In the next 5 years a total of 230,000 more casualties died, because a surge of radiation caused cataracts, leukemia, cancer of the thyroid, cancer of the breast, cancer of the lungs, cancer of the stomach, and etc. .
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Throughout the war scientists had been involved in the notorious Manhattan Project, the production of the atomic bomb. In three years the U.S. was ready to test the first atomic bomb, and did in New Mexico. Seventy prominent scientists signed a petition to warn the government of trouble ahead. They did not yet know the dangers of this powerful weapon and wanted to stage a demonstration for the Japanese to see what power the U.S. had. That never happened. George Marshall then suggested that we warned the Japanese ahead of time to clear the military base at Hiroshima of .
people, but the army didn't want the Japanese to expect the attack. .
Less than a month after the first test, a bomb fell on Hiroshima. .
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The advocate's opinion is that U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb was prudent. Dropping an atomic bomb worked as expected. The two main goals of using atomic warfare were simple, to put a quick end to the war, saving up to a million U.S. lives, and finish off Japan before the Russians try to take over parts of the Pacific. Also U.S. wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor, the Japanese didn't give a warning to the marines that died, and neither did the U.S. The Japanese had ever been invaded or defeated which, also contributed to why the atomic bomb could be used. The bombs were used, and the war ended soon after. Even though the Russian declared war on the Japan, like expected, they were not able to gain too much power in the Pacific. Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima was the right choice of the American military. .
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The critic's opinion is that U.S. decision to use the atomic bombs was political not military. Critics have argued that dropping the bombs was a completely unnecessary act, as a beleaguered Japan would have surrendered to the United States within days, even if the bombs had never been dropped.
