The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 was one of the most controversial decisions of the 20th century. It caused a great deal of hardship for many Japanese citizens and created some anti-American sentiment in the decades since. However, due to the prediction of a great number of American and Japanese casualties, Japanese stubbornness regarding surrender, and the immediacy of an end to the war, President Truman acted wisely in deciding to drop the A-Bomb.
Japanese traditional culture taught that surrender was a form of cowardice. …
