city of Hiroshima. The Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Tibbetts, was

chosen to make the mission. The mission was recorded as successful by

Capt. William S. Parson at 9:20 A.M. This was an extremely

controversial military strategy in the United States. Was the United

States justified in the dropping of the atomic bomb? Yes, they were

justified for many reasons. The primary reason was, that it would stop

the war. Why is it that this war needed to be stopped so badly? Even

though in some ways it was helping our economy, it was very costly in

both money and lives. Also, the United States soldiers were undergoing

harsh treatment by the unmerciful Japanese. Another reason the war

needed to be stopped was to defend ourselves from another attack on

U.S. soil, which in turn would kill many of our U.S. citizens. This is

why the war needed to be stopped; thus, justifying the use of the

atomic bomb. World War II was the costliest war in history, in terms

of lives lost. No exact figures exist, but approximately between 15

and 20 million military personnel were killed. Of these, 292,000 were

Americans and 6,000 innocent United States citizens were murd

because that was where all of our Navy ships were positioned. They

dropped the bomb and had invaded Japan instead, the United States

power known by frightening other European powers. This bombing has

Japanese would either bayonet them or knock them unconscious. Once

about six inches of earth over him suddenly regained consciousness and

once commented, "The worst time was once when a burial victim with

not. Although the attack may have been a military success in the minds

serviced to prohibit future attacks on American soil. The atomic bomb

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)