Question

What are some reasons why we shouldn't have dropped the atomic bomb?

Answer 1

Pollution for one.. Then Japan pretty much hates U.S from it, some others too.

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

Japan loves America

Answer 4

They are submissive to us, I've talked to Japanese people

Answer 5

lol you sure? They like us.. but the government doesn't really.. If we got into a war with China, Japan would come right in with china

Answer 6

No, Japan is our ally, and the government doesn't hate us. Japan has no military, we protect Japan. Our u.s base is in okinawa Japan

Answer 7

Oh.. well china doesnt like us.. but one bad reason was because of major pollution.

Answer 8

No

Answer 9

Thanks Sisco0123

Answer 10

some areas are still are unable to go into

Answer 11

Samsterz.. Ground Zero is unable to go into because of pollution

Answer 12

WAIT RADIATION*!!

Answer 13

China is a major polluter, America isn't. Chinese population is so bad that there is conflict between Japan and China, because the winds blow chiense pollution to Japan

Answer 14

I ment radiation sorry

Answer 15

Japan ahtes China, and Korea, they are fighting over islands today, their governments argue

Answer 16

Well.. this is about the nuke, so the reason why it was bad is because of radiation

Answer 17

kourtney it would be smart of you to listen to me

Answer 18

Sam is right about all the other stuff Kourtney, but Radiation is what was one of the worst things.

Answer 19

Some reasons we shouldn't have dropped nuclear bomb: Lost of thousands of lives

Answer 20

maybe thats it lol

Answer 21

radiation wasn't as bad

Answer 22

The loss of lives and lives were lost because of radiation too.. Ground zero is still highly radiated...

Answer 23

tht was one of the 1st nuclear bombs, it was very small, and the area was radiation free after some years

Answer 24

no its not loool

Answer 25

Look it up sam :/

Answer 26

wait i got proof

Answer 27

http://glasstone.blogspot.com/2006/05/radioactivity-lingering-in-hiroshima.html

Answer 28

thts a blog lol

Answer 29

Still it's proof...

Answer 30

heres a good website: http://www.rerf.jp/general/qa_e/qa12.html

Answer 31

its from japan

Answer 32

called radiaiton effect research foundation

Answer 33

Im not talking about all of Hiroshima.... I'm just talking about the dead point of were it hit.. people have gotten luekemia from living in the area

Answer 34

here is a fun game to learn about nuclear bombs, thts how i kinda learn, u can bomb ur own place where u live :D http://www.nucleardarkness.org/nuclear/nuclearexplosionsimulator/

Answer 35

not anymore, maybe in the 50's but not now

Answer 36

winds blow constantly across tht region, if u were right then the wind could blow all the radiaiton to diff areas

Answer 37

True..

Answer 38

play the game lol its fun

Answer 39

the biggest nuclear bomb in the world is so tiny, it can only reach like 50miles of land

Answer 40

Thats What I Put Mostly For My Report-About People Dying

Answer 41

i thought nuclear bombs could bomb like whole countries

Answer 42

lololol sad the biggest bomb nuclear can only reach 50miles

Answer 43

To answer the original question, fallout is a big reason why using a nuke is a bad thing.

Conventional bombs explode and are done with. Nukes leave radiation behind for years, but the fallout is the worst part since it can blow all over the place in the rain, air, and soil. Thousands died in the initial blast, but a few thousand more died from the radiation sickness that followed -- cancers, sterilization, burns, etc.. At the time, no one really knew what the effects would be. Keep in mind that this was new stuff. At one point, the US military tested nukes and marched soldiers through ground zero to see what the effects might be. Look up Chernobyl and the effects that disaster had on Eastern Europe and the potential rise in cancer cases because of one reactor meltdown in the region.

It's also why the idea of a "dirty bomb" is a very dangerous one. It doesn't have to blow up a building, but it can spread radioactive material everywhere and create health hazards for anyone exposed just for being near it. Unlike a cold or fever that you can recover from, radiation sickness can leave behind serious side effects that may never go away.

Also, Japanese people aren't submissive. Politeness /= submissiveness. Keep in mind that Japan's military tradition is a few thousand years old and that the home islands had never been successfully invaded or occupied by foreign forces until WW2 when the US arrived.

Japan also has its own military, but its not defined in the same way as it is in the US because of the treaty at the end of WW2 and their constitution. Instead, it's called the Japanese Self-Defense Force whose only purpose is to safeguard Japan. Even though it's small, it has a lot of advanced hardware.