ecords were destroyed in the blast (Gup 89) . Similar losses were shown in Nagasaki. Many lives were ended as a result of this unnatural disaster, most of them civilian. The people that did not die immediately suffered severe illness related to the bomb (Hiroshima 1) . Many of these people later died (Hiroshima 1) . Thosse who didn't die had severe radiation-related diseases, such as cancer (Hiroshima 1) . Many survivors had grotesque burns on their bodies making them outcasts from society. (Gup 90) All pregnancies within a two-mile radius of the center of the blast resulted in miscarriage or stillbirth (Bloomfield 1-3). Moreover, not a single plant would take root for seventy-five years after the bomb (Gup 80). Furthermore, entire communities were lost. Seventy-thousand buildings were destroyed (Gup 80). These include schools, churches, hospitals, homes, and people's businesses. For the 100,000 hibakush, or survivors of the bomb, their lives are still tortured by the memories (Gup 99). The United States had no idea of the long-term effects of this bomb.In dropping the bombs on Hirshima and Nagasaki, the United States violated several international laws ratified by the United States Senate (Laws 1-12) . A treaty called The Laws and Customs of War on Land (Hague, IV) was ratified by the United States Senate on March 10, 1908(Laws 1-12). In this international legislation, there are two articles worth mentioning: Article 15, "The attack or bombardment of towns, villages, habitations or buildings which are not defended, is prohibited." ( qtd. in Laws 1-12); and Article 16, "The Commander of an attacking force, before commencing a bombardment, except in case of an assault, should do all he can to warn the authorities." (qtd. in Laws 1-12). Yet another example of this is the Nuremburg Principles signed August 8,1945, by the USA, USSR, Britain and France at the Charter of the International Military Tribunal (Laws 1-12). Here, Arti...
