Hiroshima And Nagasaki, Japan, And Japan - 2342 Words

On August 6th and 9th; the American military leadership dropped two atomic hydrogen bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; in an attempt to expedite the end of a war that consumed the world. It was then, on these days that a small few experienced; while the whole world watched as utter destruction unfold as the two bombs did what they were created to do, decimate the Japanese resolve. A resolve that shook and intimated the most courageous of convictions, a resolve that ushered a generation of willing kamikaze fighters; it was these fighters that embodied the essence of Japanese spirit. It was this spirit that overwhelmed others to act and drop a bomb that was not only physically damaging but psychologically effective. President Truman of†¦show more content†¦To explore the difference in conventional and nuclear weapons, and how this drastic change of warfare directly manipulates psychology on a level distinct from previous weapons, utilizing a different aspect of war. Reali zing the historical significance of the development of nuclear warfare, and it how it changed World War II through psychological warfare. Hiroshima, a military stronghold in Japan during 1945 was a prime target for any military airstrike; along with Nagasaki, a naval and industrial port vital to the Japanese war effort. An image on the reasoning behind why American leadership chose to bomb these two cities start to form. The Committee under President Truman at the time realized the tremendous advantages to targeting these two locations, â€Å"We believed that our attacks had struck cities which must certainly be important to the Japanese military leaders, both Army and Navy†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Malloy 19). Outlining the necessary surrender conditions upon Japan, July 28 the Potsdam ultimatum was issued to the Premier of Japan, and dutifully rejected. The plans were set and the options weighted, August 6th rolled around and the order was given. Over the intercom around 7:09 the American scouting plane reports â€Å"Fair weather, ready for air raid† (Ishikawa and Swain 21); by 7 am the Japanese citizens and workers wer e preparing for a traditional air raid as the Japanese spots the plane above. A similar scene occurs during