The United States\u2019 plan to end the conflict with Iran as quickly as\npossible is no mere threat. In historical records, US President Harry S.\nTruman once took an extreme step to force his opponent to surrender,\nnamely by dropping nuclear bombs on Japan.<\/p>\n
This event occurred between July and August 1945, when World War II\nin the Pacific region was still raging. Japan continued to refuse\nsurrender despite numerous cities being devastated and casualties\nmounting. Truman, along with the Allied nations, had previously demanded\nJapan\u2019s unconditional surrender, but Tokyo remained defiant.<\/p>\n
Initially, the Pentagon prepared a massive land invasion of Japan\u2019s\nmainland. This operation was estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of\nUS soldiers\u2019 lives and millions of Japanese civilians.<\/p>\n
Japanese troops were known to be prepared to fight to the death for\ntheir emperor and country. Citing the Truman Library website, the land\ninvasion scenario was considered too costly and high-risk, leading\nPresident Truman to opt for a radical action.<\/p>\n
On 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped on\nHiroshima. Three days later, the second bomb, Fat Man, destroyed\nNagasaki.<\/p>\n
Citing the Britannica website, the death toll in Hiroshima is\nestimated at 70,000-140,000 people, while in Nagasaki it was around\n40,000-80,000. These figures do not include hundreds of thousands who\nsuffered long-term radiation effects.<\/p>\n
The nuclear strikes became a turning point in the war. Japanese\nEmperor Hirohito finally surrendered on 15 August 1945, marking the end\nof World War II in the Pacific. The formal surrender took place on 2\nSeptember 1945 aboard the USS Missouri warship.<\/p>\n
Although Truman\u2019s action ended the war more quickly, the decision\nremains controversial. Historian Sergey Rachenko, in an article titled\n\u201cDid Hiroshima Save Japan From Soviet Occupation?\u201d, argues that the\nnuclear bombs not only forced Japan to surrender but also served as a\nshow of strength to the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n
The long-term impact persists to this day. The launch of nuclear\nbombs triggered a global arms race and left a shadow of nuclear threat\nin every international tension. To date, the US government has never\nissued an official apology for the first and only nuclear action in the\nhistory of warfare.<\/p>\n
History reminds us that the US has taken desperate measures to end a\nwar. Amid the current tensions with Iran, the possibility of similar\nactions cannot be entirely dismissed.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/endless-war-us-president-agrees-to-launch-nuclear-bomb-1775958643", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }