National Controversy
Not long after the atomic bomb was released on Japan in 1945, people began to argue about whether the U.S. should have dropped the bomb. Many Americans thought that it was an unnecessary means to end the war, but there were also a lot of people that agreed with America’s decision. A poll taken in August of 1945 stated that 10% of Americans opposed the dropping of the bomb, 85% supported the bomb, and 5% had no opinion. This led to a heated debate, and even today, there are many opinions, “lies'' and “truths”.
Graph of opinions, 2015, Pew Research Center
Controversy Newspaper Article, 1995, The New York Times
Peter Kuznick, the American University professor, was one of the people who strongly stressed that it was wrong to drop the bomb. He proved that the U.S. president, Harry S. Truman, knew that WWII would end when the Soviets were going to invade Japan. The Soviets were already intimidating to the Japanese especially, but President Truman created and dropped the bomb on Japan anyway to show the world America’s power.
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