Which of the following is a common argument against the U. S. decision to drop the atomic bomb?

A. The study of the effect of atomic weapons allowed nuclear power to be used as energy.

B. The use of the atomic bomb avoided additional loss of life for the Allies.

C. The Japanese were more willing to surrender than the U. S. military thought.

D. The dropping of the atomic bomb would act as a deterrent to future wars.

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Silas Escobar

7 August, 00:22

Which of the following is a common argument against the U. S. decision to drop the atomic bomb?

A. The study of the effect of atomic weapons allowed nuclear power to be used as energy.

B. The use of the atomic bomb avoided additional loss of life for the Allies.

C. The Japanese were more willing to surrender than the U. S. military thought.

D. The dropping of the atomic bomb would act as a deterrent to future wars.

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Tony Hanson · Answer 1

A common argument for the US decision to drop the atomic bomb was that (b) the use of the atomic bomb avoided additional loss of life for the Allies. This is verified by the fact that President Truman who made the decision to drop the bomb cited that any amphibious invasion of Japan - similar to the invasion at Normandy - would have resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of casualties.