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Kham Wa Dr. Robert J. Caputi HI-102-02 November 8, 2016 The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Although the government has very good reasons for using atomic bombs, it is my personal opinion that their reasons can never be good enough to justify the lives of millions of innocent people. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was completely unjustified! The use of atomic bombs was totally unnecessary, inhumane, and irresponsible. However terrible the effect of atomic bombs on homes and buildings, what stands out most in my mind is the people. Although the immediate results were horrifying enough, people had not even begun to realize the great effects it would have on humans in the long term. The immediate effects on Hiroshima's people were just a foreshadowing of the ones to come. Thousands of people were killed instantly. Those who survived the initial blast died later from high doses of radiation, which burns off skin and hair, then eventually kills you. Without a doubt, the atomic bomb's effect on people was by far the worst. The development and usage of the first atomic bombs has caused a change in military, political, and public functionality of the world today. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized warfare by killing large masses of civilian population with a single strike. The bombs created a temporary resolution that lead to another conflict. The Cold War was a political standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that again created a new worldwide nuclear threat. The destructive potential of nuclear weapons had created a global sweep of fear as to what might happen if these terrible forces where unleashed again. The technology involved in building the first atomic bombs has grown into the creation of nuclear weapons that are potentially 40 times more powerful than the original bombs used. The fear of a potential nuclear attack had been heightened by the media and its release of movies impacting on public opinion and fear of nuclear devastation. The lives lost after the de tonation of the atomic bombs have become warning signs that changed global thinking and caused preventative actions.