Atomic Bomb Necessary August 6th, 1945, 70,000 lives were ended in a matter of seconds. The United States had dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Today many argue over whether or not the US should have taken such a drastic measure. Was it entirely necessary that we drop such a devastating weapon? Yes, it was. First, we must look at what was going on at the time the decision was made. The US had …showed first 75 words of 544 total…

…showed last 75 words of 544 total…Without it, the number of men that would have died on both sides far surpasses that of the number that were killed in the droppings of both Atomic Bombs. The goal of waging war is victory with minimum losses on one's own side, and if possible a minimum amount of losses on the enemy's side. The Atomic Bomb cut losses to a minimum and drew war to an end quickly. It was a military necessity.