Was the US Justified in Dropping the Atomic Bomb?

Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan? On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first country to ever use the atomic bomb in warfare. On this day, the first of the two atomic bombs were dropped. The first was known as “Little Boy” and was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. The second was known as “Fat Man” and was dropped three days later on Nagasaki. The two bombs teamed …

…its people. This also relayed to the world that America was not a country to be reckoned with and were probably considered untouchable for quit some time after their use of the atomic bombs. No one actually knew that the Americans had used up every atomic bomb in their possession, but the point was still clearly seen by most everyone that the United States had the weapons to back up anything they wanted to do.