Hiroshima And Nagasaki Diary Essay
Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945
President - Harry S. Truman
Diary Entry 10/8/1945
I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941, this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour, against those who have starved, beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretence of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it to shorten the agony of war, in order to save lives of thousands of thousands of Americans.
Our decision to deploy atomic bombs saved massive casualties occurring on both sides. Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a great strategic play I believe. We used Hiroshima as our first target because it is the headquarters of the fifth division and second general army, which commands the defence of Southern Japan with 40,000 military personnel in the city. Hiroshima had never been bombed and so that we could learn the effects of an …show more content…
Once the atomic bomb had been tested, President Truman faced the decision as to whether to use it. He did not like the idea, but he was persuaded that it would shorten the war against Japan and save American lives. It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. My own feeling was that in being the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught to make wars in that fashion, and that wars cannot be won by destroying women and children. The policy of indiscriminate murder to shorten the war is considered to be a crime. It is not a bomb. It is not an explosive. It is a poisonous thing that killed people by its radioactive
President - Harry S. Truman
Diary Entry 10/8/1945
I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941, this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour, against those who have starved, beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretence of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it to shorten the agony of war, in order to save lives of thousands of thousands of Americans.
Our decision to deploy atomic bombs saved massive casualties occurring on both sides. Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a great strategic play I believe. We used Hiroshima as our first target because it is the headquarters of the fifth division and second general army, which commands the defence of Southern Japan with 40,000 military personnel in the city. Hiroshima had never been bombed and so that we could learn the effects of an …show more content…
Once the atomic bomb had been tested, President Truman faced the decision as to whether to use it. He did not like the idea, but he was persuaded that it would shorten the war against Japan and save American lives. It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. My own feeling was that in being the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught to make wars in that fashion, and that wars cannot be won by destroying women and children. The policy of indiscriminate murder to shorten the war is considered to be a crime. It is not a bomb. It is not an explosive. It is a poisonous thing that killed people by its radioactive