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The dropping of the two Atomic weapons on Japan in 1945 was said to bring the end of WWII in the Pacific. It was used so that thousands, maybe more American lives would be spared instead of invading Japan itself whose, population was taught/brainwashed/forced to fight ANY American invader to the death. The whole country as a whole was ready to die. But, on the subject of dropping it and the weapon(s) being invented, I see them as a last resort but, also as tools to our own destruction. The Nuclear weapon was made not to end wars but, to end all life in one singe, devestating blow.

There is a book about this, its called Downfall. Can't miss it. First hand accounts from the Fire bombings on Tokoyo (spelling is off I think) all the way up to orders to drop the bombs to the people who survived the blasts. I see footage of those and I shudder just thinking about how even more destructive they have become from, just a simple bomb to weapons that have multiple indepent targeting warheads that could wipe out half if not, all major cities of a single nation. They were meant to bring about destruction and thats it, not peace. Now we have terroists and rouge nations trying to get their hands or developing them. The Cold War isn't over, no, we are still in the begining of it.

Lets not forget though, the U.S. Government tested Nuclear weapons and it's affects on U.S. Soldiers and others. Yet, again, I see these weapons of destruction as a means to end all life in one single move. I may say things like "Lets just turn Iraq into a parking lot." But, I know what that would mean and I know the affects that it would cause. I support and I don't support the bombs dropped on Japan nor would I condone it being done again. Stalin KNEW of the Manhattan project and it's progress all the way up to 1945. In fact Russia was working on it's program and America didn't even know it. Stalin had a spy in there, told him everything. I don't think that the drops were done to scare the Russians or Stalin for that matter or show off. Why show off for someone who already knows what you are going to show off?

Everyone has their views on this whole subject. I'll end mine here, besides, I've typed too much and I've got some Chinese food getting cold ^_^ .