due to kamikaze attacks. Even though dropping the bomb would be harmful to human and environmental life, Truman felt it would actually save many lives, especially those of American soldiers. An estimated one million American ground soldiers alone would die. One of the reasons for such a high estimate is the tactics that Japan will deploy in its defense. In addition to it's regular army, Japan had gathered two millions reserve troops. As many as thirty million civilians, many who were woman, children, and elderly armed with everything from bamboo spears to guns, were prepared for a long and bloody struggle in defense of their homeland. One Japanese slogan said, 'One hundred million die proudly."Another reason for not dropping the bomb is the unforeseen after effects that the bomb caused during the testing. We don't yet fully know what the consequences the bomb will cause on the surrounding area and to all the living things around it. This bomb could cause long term effects for generations to come long after the war has ended. People who were not even alive to live through the war could very well receive some sort of radiation poisoning.After all the consideration has been made, two bombs were ready to be used in WWII. On August 6, 1945, Col. Paul Tibbets and his plane the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb was nicknamed "Little Boy". The "Little Boy" was made of uranium 235. Three days later after the Hiroshima bombing, another bomb was dropped. The bomb was dropped on Nagaski. The bomb that was dropped was nicknamed "Fat Man". The bomb dropped on Nagasaki unleashed 10 kilotons of energy equivalent to 10,000 tons of TNT. The blast zone of bomb is the area where the bomb does the most damage and is categorized into five areas. 0.5mi - 1) Vaporization Point - Everything is vaporized by the atomic blast. 98% fatalities. Wind velocity=320mph.1mi - 2) Total Destruction - All struct...
