About the essay on the atomic bomb
Were the atomic bomb attacks on Japan justified? As the world marks the anniversary of these momentous and terrifying events, it is important to ask this question again, as the past remains alive in Asia's present and as nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence become increasingly prominent in world politics, Japan's surrender in the second World War. By Marc Gallicchio. Every August the newspapers are littered with stories about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, accompanied by a well-chosen but never solved problem. End of the Second World War. The United States planted atomic bombs on Japan to force Japanese officials into a ceasefire. It invaded Japan out of a desire to subdue it and end the war. Japan turned its own country into a battlefield without regard for the social well-being of its citizens. These silent images, both in color and black and white, show the preparation of the 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' atomic bombs on Tinian Island. It includes the takeoff and return of the Enola Gay, which dropped Little Boy off at Hiroshima. The images also show the mushroom cloud above Nagasaki.