Hiroshima- was it necessary? On August 9th, 1945, the President of the United States of America addressed the nation with some very important news. He stated, "The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base." It was the 6th of August, 1945, when the new breed of destruction, the Atomic bomb, had been dropped on the port city of Hiroshima in Japan, killing 70,000 people instantly. Since there have been many debates about whether it was …showed first 75 words of 562 total…

…showed last 75 words of 562 total…bomb, the casualties on both sides would have been much greater than the deaths caused by the bomb. The goal of any war would be to make the enemy surrender with a minimum amount of casualties on your own side. The atomic bomb helped the allied side reach that goal by cutting losses to a minimum, at the same time forcing Japan to surrender and ending the war. The Atomic Bomb was an absolute necessity.