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This 12 page paper examines the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and suggests that the attacks were motivated by politics, not by the necessity of saving lives, and thus were unjustified. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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the act, that it obviated the need for an invasion of the Japanese home islands and thus saved perhaps a million lives, both American and Japanese. The author frames the
discussion in the context of a developing paradigm, in which historians are beginning to consider both the philosophical and moral dimensions of the events they study. The author also considers
the theory of Just War, and then tackles the question of whether or not the bombing was justified. The original thesis is that while the attack on Hiroshima can be
justified on the theory that it saved lives, the subsequent attack on Nagasaki, which had no military presence at all, was not. Research now suggests that both attacks should be
examined with great care and their necessity called into sharp question. Discussion Excerpt Received knowledge about the event The use of philosophy and morality in
the study of history The concept of total warfare The idea that war can be justified The shock of non-justified acts (My Lai massacre) The "Just
War" theory The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The arguments for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki Refutation of those arguments Conclusion Introduction When the United States
dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in August, 1945, it brought a swift end to the Second World War, and ignited a controversy that has lasted to this day. The
question is very basic: was the U.S. justified in using nuclear weapons against Japan? This paper attempts to answer that question by first considering the connection between history, philosophy and
morality, a connection that is just now being explored. It considers the theory of Just War, and finally uses numerous sources that focus on the bombing itself to present both
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