The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

NBC decided to release this video in 1995 not only to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our victory over Japan, but to also spread awareness of the last effects of nuclear warfare and war in general. War is never a good route to take for all it causes is more fighting, death, and oppression of cultures. The United States' advancements in warfare and how they surpassed the rest of the world is astonishing to many people. Personally, I am completely interested in this subject of nuclear warfare for I don't understand exactly how it all works. So it's cool to watch incredible footage, especially when I know some who took part in developing the first atomic bomb. 

It's important to remind people of history, good or bad. This video commemorates the war in a positive way for the United States, but it's memories range from country to country. Although America developed this weapon and had great success, I'm not a supporter of these types of actions. While the American population came to an unified agreement to redeem themselves and fight back against the Japanese after Pearl Harbor, our actions were a little extreme. The long term affects of radiation and destruction aren't completely justified by their attack on Pearl Harbor. I do understand that it was a world war and we must defend ourselves like any other country, but America's actions didn't rise above and all we did was deepen the problems.