Remember the Innocent

Over 200 000 lives were lost in that two days, more than 90% being civilians. Was it necessary? People even today debate this issue. Some say that the bombings were necessary while others say that they were immoral. Nevertheless, those 200 000 people died to save Japan from ultimate destruction. The military leaders of Japan were not willing to give up even after 2 bombs hit, only Emperor Hirohito saved Japan from all-out annihilation. So, if the bombs were not dropped, Japan would be another Germany, when the Allies had to fight right to the capital to win and that will take thousands of lives more.



Did he or any of the casualties of the atomic bomb deserve what they got?

It was never the fault of the people that caused the war, but their leaders. However, in the end, it is the people that is targeted to win the war. The 200 000 people killed that day, fortunately, marks an end to Western military strategy of targeting civilians to end war, and encouraged the development of precision bombs. These people might not be the last innocent people to die due to a Western bomb, but will certainly be the last people to be killed intentionally. Their sacrifice has brought into light the cruelty of terror bombing and has saved millions of other innocent civilians from death.

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