Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb controversy started on August 6, 1945. The Atomic bomb was first used in combat as it was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. ... Within a few days, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. The atomic bomb was one of the most destructive weapons of war used in combat. ... President Harry Truman had many good reasons of dropping such a deadly bomb, but some people thought we shouldnt have ended the war like we did. ... The atomic bomb was built as a weapon of war, the purpose of it was for a military weapon. ... Another reason Truman decided to use the atomic bomb was to end such a horrific war quickly and without the loss of many American lives.