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To bring about the quickest way to end the war
Against Japan: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In 1945 two atomic weapons were used against Japan .
to scare Japan
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Saving American lives from a D Day II. <------ Worst answer I've ever heard There is no justification. Americans did it out of selfishness. They sacrificed over a million innocent civilians for like a thousand soldiers. If Japan won WWII, I'm sure Truman would have been killed for war crimes instead of the Nazi leaders.
Japan has never had atomic weapons. There were two atomic weapons used against Japan by the US in August 1945. Please do some reading.
To bring the war to a quick end and save lives which they did. Japan surrendered after Nagasaki was atomic bombed.
The justification for public consumption was that it would end the war quicker.The internal justification was:to let Russia knowAmerica had atomic bombs (not just one)to let Russia know America was not afraid to use themto let Russia know that America had no qualms about killing massive number of innocent civilians without warnings
After Pearl Harbor, America was devastated. In an attempt to end the war, they used the atomic bomb against Japan. It worked.
August 1945
Atomic Bombs