Having been in the second war, I had the opportunity to fight I different war fonts from Germany to China. Every day in Combat, somebody died but for those of us who continued living life had to move on. We wished that the war would end but it ranged on. Both sides of the war were tired but none of the sides wanted to surrender. I always thought about my family back at home. I wanted to see them another day and that kept me going. Therefore, when the news came that the Japanese would surrender; it was a relief to us soldiers. We were finally going home.

In early 1945, we were ordered to stand down. Everybody was happy that the war was over. However, we were not aware that the government had devised another way to end the raging way. That was the atomic bomb. The pictures of the dead are still clear in my mind in old age. The dead were uncountable. The war was over but we felt empty. Innocent women and children were dead. They had nothing to do with the war. This was not justice. Such weapons should never be used in war in this world. Though we were defending those who could not defend themselves, we ended up killing if the innocent. Such a weapon cannot choose who to kill and who not to kill. It wipes out generations. If such weapons were to be used every time war breaks out, then it would mean the end of the world.

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A., Henretta, J., Edwards, Rebecca, Self, O.. America: A Concise History, Volume Two: Since 1865,  5th Edition. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 01/2012. VitalBook file.

Response to Benjamin Niver

Hi Benjamin, the debate about the use of atomic bombs is ranging. You seem to have the view that the United States has every right to use any weapons possible to end the war. However, consider the effects of the bomb on the population. These weapons have the power to wipe out a whole city full of innocent women, men, and children. It cannot be generalized that all Japanese are enemies. There are those Japanese who do not support the war but in case a bomb is used, it will kill everybody guilty or innocent. The effects of these weapons are long lasting and I have the view that even if it means ending the war, the United States should not make history to be the first to use such a deadly weapon.

Response to Jesse Hinojoza

Hi Jesse, I like your argument. We did protect the innocent but the atomic bombs also killed innocent people. The aftermaths of the attack in Nagasaki were devastating. Thousands of innocent people were dead. Why kill so many people just to end the war? We made history as the first country to use such weapons to kill so many people. Imagine telling your grand children that when you were in the world war, the United States killed thousands of Japanese e using an atomic bomb. I do not think they would feel proud. Such weapons have no place in this world.

Response to Justin Allmacher

Hi Justin, good argument, I agree that the power to take thousands of lives instantly and leave a land uninhabitable for generations to come should not be held by one man or one country for that matter. I believe there are other ways to make Japan surrender in the near future. Ruining their land and destroying countless lives should not be an option put on the table. So many innocent Japanese are in the line of destruction if these weapons are used and that is a cost the United States should not bear. There are other ways of ending the war.

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