The Most Difficult Decision Ever

The Most Difficult Decision Ever

President Truman stood in the oval office full of many advisors, but was truly alone ready to make the hardest decision, which would change the world forever. Is dropping the bomb the right decision for the president to make?

Dropping the bomb wasn't the right decision to make, because many people lost their lives and it wasn't right to make that move. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and on December 8, 1941 the president of the United States asked the congress to declare war on Japan. That's what made the United States enter the war. When they attacked at that day, the Japanese destroyed 5 battle ships and another 19 ships. The United States kept fighting with Japan until 1945 and many Americans lost their lives while fighting for the different islands. The military leaders in America knew that this fighting will be for a long time and there will be more death, so they start striking them with long-range B-29 bombs. They even stroked on the Japanese main land in Tokyo March 1945. The president Truman was informed from the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and other scientists that the atomic bomb was ready to be use.

First of all, Truman and his secretary of war Stimson thought it was better to use the atomic bomb to end the war quickly, and to stop the soldiers and people from getting killed. Truman got advises from many American military leaders. They told him that it would be better if he uses it on the Japanese main land and shock them with it.

Second, Truman was thinking about the people from U.S. and how they losing their lives. Also how people in the United States were feeling about losing those people. So he had to make the decision about ending the war and stop killing and how to do that in a way that could stop the Japanese from fighting again. He didn't want to use the bomb as a military weapon.

In addition, after dropping the bomb there were many consequences that he had to think about. People were one of these consequences; Stimson knew the problems people could have after dropping the bomb. All the concerns were very important to think about but Truman had to decide about the best way to end the war. All thought it wasn't the best for the people because it means many dead and whole destroyed areas. Truman was thinking about the best way to end the war with