From the world's news: A Memorial Event of the Invention of the Atomic Bomb Was Held in Tennessee


I read the article about the ceremony in Tennessee. According to the people who were concerned with the invention of the atomic bomb (so called 'Manhattan Project') dropping atomic bomb was considered as a right choice.http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20050618-00000010-maip-soci(Sorry this article is written in Japanese, but it says people in Tennessee think that atomic bomb contibuted to end the war, and they hornored themselves to contribute the invention of the bomb)

This is different from what I had learnt.

These following are quotations from my paper for 'Peace, Conflict and Human Rights' class. The topis of this paper was 'If I were a decision maker of dropping an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in the summer of 1945'.

'The decision maker was provided a lot of information about the profits of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan'

'People who were concerned in the idea of dropping the atomic bomb thought the war should be ended more terribly in the expactation of invading Japan(Simon and Schster, p.684). They needed to exhibit their authority over Japan to control it, and they thought dropping the atomic bomb was a good way to show their power. America forced Japan to surrender unconditionally by showing their power.'

'They needed to drop the atomic bomb not to be blamed for spending too much money on developing nuclear weapons. If the war had ended without using the expensive weapon, the atomic bomb, American people would have blamed the American government for the wasting money. Fortunately they got some official reasons to avoid being blamed-they stated that they dropped an atomic bomb to force Japan to surrender to America, and it prevents American soldiers from being sacrificed(Simon and Schster, p.688).'

'Dropping an atomic bomb was an experiment to know the real damage in inhabited area. They choose some Japanese cities which had not been damaged yet as targets for being dropped an atomic bomb(Simon and Schster, p.689).'

Unlike the then American decision maker, I know the results of dropping the atomic bomb... I visited Hiroshima Peace Museum and listened to the survivers from the atomic bomb twice.

In addition...

'At that time, it was visible that Japan would be defeated in the near future and unnecessary to defeat Japan violently with an atomic bomb'

'A Japanese ambassador, Naosuke Sato was attempting to "interest the Soviets in meditating a Japanese surrender (Simon and Schster, p.684)", that is, America could wait until Japan surrendered the war, without sacrificing American soldiers.'

Can you see what I mean?? Yes, there was no need to kill people with atomic bombs. The atomic bomb were dropped on Japan in the name of end the war and save more lives, but it could be done without dropping the atomic bombs. The atomic bombs were dropped for different reasons.

I wonder, can pro-atomic bomb people stand seeing the pictures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki taken in August of 1945, or even can they stand listening to the survivers from the atomic bombs?

I NEVER blame American people and America itself. I dont have any rights to pursue war responsibility. But I want them to know the truth. Its so sad that they can justify the invention of the atomic bomb which neccesarily killed so many peole. We should study from the past.

Let me say that the information I refered to when i wrote the paper was not Japanese books. It means I was not given the 'Japanese-centered' information. Also, the Dr. who taught me the class was American.

With all my wishes for future world peace,Uka