The Dropping Of The Atomic Bomb: Was It The Best Way To End The War?

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project team experimented with the atomic bomb for the first time, and they realized that they succeeded inventing the first atomic bomb. How was it a milestone? I will explain the mechanism and the power of the atomic bomb. Ronald Takaki explains the principle of it in his book. "There is an atom that releases two neutron at the same time absorbing the one, when a neutron causes a nuclear fission. Much uranium causes a chain reaction of such a nuclear fission, and huge energy is released."(26) The atomic bomb is the weapon that utilizes the energy. According to Takashi Hiraoka, the energy par one kilo ton of uranium corresponds to it par fifteen kg of TNT powder. Even B29, which was the biggest bomber in the world in those days, could load only 5 ton of the usual bombs, so the power of one atomic bomb corresponded to bombing by more than three thousand B29s.(116)
Thinking of the circumstances at that time, it becomes clear that America tried to invest the atomic bomb for opposing ...

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government. In addition to that, he also introduces lots of American soldiers' feelings under the war. They help us to understand why most Americans think that the atomic bomb was used in a good way under the war.

On the contrary, Ariatsu Nishizima strongly disagrees with the then government's decision. He supports his own opinion, thinking from the various views. As well as Ronald Takaki, he introduces some opinions whose people agree with it. After that, he tries to make it clear that their opinions are wrong, based on the fact of the then circumstances.

Shiho Nakazawa thinks of this problem from the different point of view. She does not write about the atomic bomb itself. She ...

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