Who Done It?

ME!!!

I did the introduction by myself, i did the history by myself, i did the evidence by myself, the photos by myself and the cited pages. All alone, just me.

THE END.

Cited Pages

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Hiroshima/Nagasaki Aftermath Photo Gallery

"Little Boy", dropped on Hiroshima

Impact of "Little Boy"

"Fat Man", dropped on Nagasaki three days after "Little Boy"

Impact Caused by "Fat Man" in Nagasaki

Small Innocent Children

Shadows from Objects and people that have evaporated on the bomb's impact

“Leaving Mother’s Voice Behind Me as I Flee,”

Civilians fleeing Hiroshima

Survivors of the Atomic Bomb

Victims of the Atomic Bomb

Birth defects caused by the bomb

Caused by the devastation of the bomb

“Hell” Photo from an exhibit at the A-Bomb Peace Memorial Museum in HiroshimaT

Evidence of America's Injustice to the Japanese

1. November 1945, Robert Oppenheimer referred to the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities as annihilating "an essentially defeated enemy. President Truman and his closest advisor, Secretary of State James Byrnes used this as a way to prevent the Soviet Union from sharing the occupation of Japan. They also used it August 6th despite agreeing amongst themselves as they left the Potsdam Conference that the Japanese were seeking out peace.

2. Historians say that the dropping of both bombs led to the immediate surrender of the Japanese. When in reality it was the invasion of the Soviet Union in Manchuria on August 8, two days after the bombing on Hiroshima.

3. The Enola Gay Exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. claimed that "special leaflets were dropped on Japanese cities" to warn them to evacuate. The leaflets were actually dropped onto the cities after Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed.

Proof of Evidence #1- 3: http://www.commondreams.org

4. Hiroshima did not contain any "special military base, used as a staging area for Southeast Asia. The bomb had been aimed at the very center of the city of 350,000 civilians, it was a continuation of the American policy of bombing civilian population to undermine the morale of the enemy.

5. Out of all the thirty targets, only four were specifically military in nature. The "industrial" sites only contained three textile mills. A U.S. survey of the damage was not released to the press had shown that residential areas had experienced the full brunt of the bomb, with less than 10% of the city's manufacturing, transportation and storage facilities were damaged.

Proof of Evidence #4 and #5: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Article/The-Day-After-Hiroshima-How-the-Press-Reported-the-News-And-the-Half-Truths-That-Emerged

6. Captain Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay felt utter remorse as soon as the bomb was dropped.

'He describes the events of Aug. 6, 1945, while Tanimoto nods as if in commiseration: ''At 8:15 promptly, the bomb was dropped,'' he says. He goes on: ''Shortly after, we turned back to see what had happened. And there, in front of our eyes, the city of Hiroshima disappeared. I wrote down later,'' and here Lewis rakes his fingertips across his forehead as he fights for composure, his voice almost faltering: '' 'My God. What have we done?' ''

Proof of Evidence #6: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/theater/theater-hiroshima-bomber-and-victims-this-is-your-puppet-s-life.html

7. MacArthur biographer William Manchester describing General MacArthur's reaction to the Potsdam Proclamation to Japan:

"...the Potsdam declaration in July, demand[ed] that Japan surrender unconditionally or face 'prompt and utter destruction.' MacArthur was appalled. He knew that the Japanese would never renounce their emperor, and that without him an orderly transition to peace would be impossible anyhow, because his people would never submit to Allied occupation unless he ordered it. Ironically, when the surrender did come, it was conditional, and the condition was a continuation of the imperial reign. Had the General's advice been followed, the resort to atomic weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki might have been unnecessary."

8. Herbert Hoover visited President Truman to convince of a different and safer way of ending the Pacific

War.

"I am convinced that if you, as President, will make a shortwave broadcast to the people of Japan - tell them they can have their Emperor if they surrender, that it will not mean unconditional surrender except for the militarists - you'll get a peace in Japan - you'll have both wars over."

August 8, 1945, after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Hoover wrote to Army and Navy Journal publisher Colonel John Callan O'Laughlin:

"...the Japanese were prepared to negotiate all the way from February 1945...up to and before the time the atomic bombs were dropped; ...if such leads had been followed up, there would have been no occasion to drop the [atomic] bombs."

"The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul."

Early May of 1946, Hoover met with General Douglas MacArthur, he wrote in his diary:

"I told MacArthur of my memorandum of mid-May 1945 to Truman, that peace could be had with Japan by which our major objectives would be accomplished. MacArthur said that was correct and that we would have avoided all of the losses, the Atomic bomb, and the entry of Russia into Manchuria."

Proof of Evidence #7 and #8: http://www.doug-long.com/quotes.htm

9. The "Black Rain" that fell after the bombings contaminated the ground, this was one of the many sources of residual radiation.

Proof of Evidence #9: http://www.naturalnews.com/019176.html

10. Women who were pregnant at the time of the bombing ended up giving birth to children with congenial malformations caused by the radiation.

Proof of Evidence #10: http://lynzy.hubpages.com/hub/Hiroshima_Bombing_Affects

The History of the Atomic Bomb

August 2nd of 1939 before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein sent a letter to the current U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Einstein and other scientist informed Roosevelt about the Nazis efforts to purify uranium-235, which could be used to create an atomic bomb. He recommended that they should pay attention to this project and to become involved in uranium research. Roosevelt didn't want to risk Hitler coming into possession of such a powerful weapon. With this news the U.S. government began undertaking this research in a project known as "The Manhattan Project". This hastened the research to create a viable atomic bomb.

The project was led by physicist Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie R. Groves. The best U.S. scientist, engineers and mathematicians were recruited to bring “The Manhattan Project” into gear. European scientist Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard were brought in to also help out.

Six years later two atomic bombs were created, “Little Boy” and “Fat Man”. An implosion-like prototype was made to test the bomb in how much destruction it could actually cause. July 16^th 1945, the nuclear device was detonated at the Trinity Test in New Mexico’s Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range. It was a truly magnificent sight to behold.

Originally the bomb was to be used on Nazi Germany to end the war. But due to Hitler’s suicide the war was brought to an abrupt end. The Red Army had driven Hitler’s armies back into Western Europe. Hitler realized his armies were now at the mercy the Red Army and the Western Allies; the Nazis were going to lose the war. Hitler put a pistol to the roof of his mouth and pulled the trigger.

Despite the fact that the war with Germany was now over, the U.S. was still at war with Japan in the Pacific war. The Japanese were growing more persistent to win the war. Although how clear it was that the Japanese wasn't going to win this war the Japanese still continued to go to great lengths to defeat the U.S. army. They resorted to their Kamikaze pilots, Japanese suicide bombers. America went forward to invade Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two islands of great importance to the Japanese. There was great loss of soldiers for the U.S., still with a stroke of luck they were able to defeat the Japanese during both invasions. They won over Iwo Jima in March and Okinawa in Mid-June. American bombers destroyed Japanese cities and submarines cut off Japanese imports.

On the 11th of July, the Allied leaders met in Potsdam, Germany to discuss future plans for Germany and the further demand for unconditional surrender of all Japanese forces. It was exclaimed that the alternative was, "Prompt and utter destruction". The Japanese refused to respond to their proposition. In return the B-52 bomber, Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb, “Little Boy” on the town of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 killing 90,000 - 166,000 people. Three days later they dropped “Fat Man” on the town of Nagasaki and killed 60,000 - 80,000 people. The destruction brought upon both cities was uncanny. Japan was brought down to their knees. September 2^nd 1945 Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally to the United States.

Introduction

August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a large atomic bomb known as "Little Boy" onto the city of Hiroshima, resulting in the deaths of 90,000-166,000 citizens. Three days later they dropped a similar bomb named "Big Daddy" onto the city of Nagasaki, which killed 60,000-80,000 citizens. I believe the United States was unjustified to drop these bombs because it had wiped out a whole city which resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. Even though Hiroshima and Nagasaki were two of the main industrial cities, most of the population were innocent civilians. Families were obliterated in seconds, most likely ending a whole legacy of families who have lived in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those who did not die immediately later died painfully from their wounds or from radiation poisoning. These bombs were not served to simply defeat the Japanese, who is believed to have already been scrambling to surrender, but to show the Japanese and the rest of their enemies that they had risen as the dominant power.