Why ámericans didn´t drop the atomic bomb in Germany?

Answer 1

wasn't finished yet, and the racial issue may have raised its ugly head, ....ie, look who were interred on the west coast? was it the germans and italian americans???

Answer 2

The mentality of the German and Japanese citizens was probably very different at the end of the war. Don't forget that Germany was being bombed heavely for a couple of years and the fact that cities bore the brunt of it probably wore down on the people so that by the time they surrendered there probably wasn't much of desire to continue in a struggle that they had already lost and had lost so much because of it.
The Japanese were more along the lines of Muslim extremists today in that they were willing to kill themselves to kill the enemy and that many civilians had committed suicide to avoid the "dishonor" of capture by allied forces. The emperor had also stated the responsibility of the Japanese people to fight to the last man, women, or child. This is why the U.S. used nukes, so to avoid an invasion that would have been in size and scope probably up there with Normandy. And also to try to avoid the deaths associated with trying to occupy and pacify such a hard core population.

Answer 3

Germany actually surrendered before the a-bomb was ready for deployment. It's doubtful tht we'd have had to use it in Europe even if Germany had'nt surrendered. The decision to use it in japan was due mostly to the "hokaiidu" military philosophy dominant to the the japanese culture. From their perspective, it was better for every man woman and child to die rather than accept defeat. Intelligence reports said that the japanese government was ditributing weapons to any civilian capable of holding a rifle.
The prospect of every japanese citizen becoming an instant soldier meant that there'd be millions of deaths on both sides. The advent and use of nuclear weapons (tough to make that call) Was seen as the only other option. Their use, and the horrible death count from 2 single weapons made it clear to the japanese government that we now had the power to vaporize every japanese citizen without a single one of them having even set eyes on an american soldier.
It must have been tough, sickening order to give, but the alternative was worse. It's another "killing for life" paradox, sure, but the thousands who died at Hiroshima, and nagasake made it possible for millions of others on both sides to live.

Answer 4

Part of the group that helped finish the Bomb were Germans.......
captured after Germany Surrendered.....

Answer 5

Because they agreed to an unconditional surrender which is what the Allies were demanding. Prior to dropping the atomic bomb, Japan had said they would never agree to an unconditional surrender...

Answer 6

cause the war with germany was over before we had the bomb ready and another reason was that we were not faceing a causilty list like we were with the invasion of the japanese home islands

Answer 7

Probably because war with Germany was over? Just a thought.

Answer 8

while an atomic bomb wasn't used in Germany, think about the damage that was done in Dresden...

Answer 9

We had a majority of their nuclear physicist, over here working on the bomb and we needed them to believe we would not bomb their home land. Simple diplomacy to get what we wanted. Hm, maybe that does work.

Answer 10

They hadn't finished inventing it by the time Germany surrendered, and they wouldn't have needed to anyway because by 1944 the allies were kicking a$$ anyway.

Answer 11

Because the war in Europe was basically over, where as the war in Asia was still going on, and Japan was urging their soldiers to fight to the death rather than surrender.