was it justifiable? it really depends on what side your looking at, in America, where I live, our history demographics kind of teach us it was justifiable around these reasons:
1) it brought a swift end the war
2) lessened the lives of american soildiers(and overall life) if we had invaded Japan
3) stop the atrocities that the Japanese commited in China and around southeast asia( I think the hatred of Japan still rings in Chinese people)
4) and it was somewhat payback for what they did at Pearl Habor
are there reasons valid? no, they can be argued
from Japan's PoV:
1) massive loss of civilian life
2) nuclear radiation plagued the cities for years(I think there's still radiation today)
correct me if I'm wrong, but after Japan surrendered, didn't the U.S. send aid and help rebuild?(just like they did for Germany in both world wars?...again correct if I'm wrong on this too)
war is a horrid event, no one wishes for it to happen(well not me) civilian casualties are a common occurrence of war, Japan is no different(no offense...I like the Japanese culture) is it right? no(well to me) it pains many people when the lost of innocent life is lost, but what can we do? war never affects only the people fighting in it. there really is no right or wrong when it comes to war, everyone who fights or supports believe what they're doing is right, but it's perceived as wrong on the other site.
