Was The Bombing of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
1945 Morally Justified?
• Introduction
• War in Pacific and Role of the Soviet
Union
• Decision to drop the bomb(s)
• Results of the bombing
Hiroshima August 1945 an
• Historical debate 2015, from
https://www.theguardian.c
• References design/gallery/2015/aug/0
atomic-bomb-hiroshima-a
nagasaki-then-and-now-in
, Introduction
• 6th August 1945 ‘Little Boy
dropped on Hiroshima
• 9th August Nagasaki, ‘Fat
• Can these bombings be
considered morally justifie
necessary evil to end WW2
• No- the role of Soviet Union
have ended the war
• No- decision driven partly b
The mushroom cloud over Nagasaki. desire for revenge
(National Archives/Newsmakers) from • No- the horror of the bombin
https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9127853/hir
oshima-nagasaki-nuclear-taboo
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
1945 Morally Justified?
• Introduction
• War in Pacific and Role of the Soviet
Union
• Decision to drop the bomb(s)
• Results of the bombing
Hiroshima August 1945 an
• Historical debate 2015, from
https://www.theguardian.c
• References design/gallery/2015/aug/0
atomic-bomb-hiroshima-a
nagasaki-then-and-now-in
, Introduction
• 6th August 1945 ‘Little Boy
dropped on Hiroshima
• 9th August Nagasaki, ‘Fat
• Can these bombings be
considered morally justifie
necessary evil to end WW2
• No- the role of Soviet Union
have ended the war
• No- decision driven partly b
The mushroom cloud over Nagasaki. desire for revenge
(National Archives/Newsmakers) from • No- the horror of the bombin
https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9127853/hir
oshima-nagasaki-nuclear-taboo
