The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima from a moral point of view can not be justified. The destruction created was irreversible. From a military perspective it was necessary to end the war. The loss of lives on both sides was devastating. Critics argue that the war would have come to a end eventually, the dropping of the atomic bombs hastened the end of the war.
The fact that the american government was not fully aware of the effects of the atomic bomb makes the decision to drop the bombs even more questionable.
The fact that the american government was not fully aware of the effects of the atomic bomb makes the decision to drop the bombs even more questionable.