why was the atom bomb dropped on japan (asia) and not in germany (europe)?

Question

Could this be a thought that lets try this far from Americas & Europe. These guys are expendable.

Answer 1

The development of the bomb was meant to go against Germany, but the germans didn't cooperate, instead they were defeated before the bomb was ready. Consequently, the sole remaining antogonist was targeted....

Answer 2

Although Germany and the Allies were competing to develop the atomic bomb, Germany was overwhelmed by allied forces and surrendered before the United States could have a working bomb ready to deploy.

Knowing the Japanese would not surrender as quickly as the Germans, President Harry Truman orderd the use of the atomic bomb as a means to provide "shock and awe". The hope was that this "weapon of mass destruction" would take fewer lives than a protracted ground war on the Japanese home islands. This strategy succeeded to the horror of almost all mankind.

Answer 3

Germany surrendered unconditionally 7 May 1945 and Japan surrendered unconditionally 15 August 1945. The atomic bomb was not ready in May 1945 but was ready in August 1945. In addition Japan had made it known that they would fight to the last man. It was estimated that to land a force on the Japanese home land would cost over 100,000 in American lives and maybe more than one million casualties plus more than 1,000,000 in civilian Japanese lives.

While the two atomic bombs (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) killed many people, they were no more lethal than the fire bombings of Dresden, the fire bombing of Japanese cities and certainly no worse than the “Rape of Nanking.”

One thing that has recently become public, if the war had continued into 1946 or 1947, Germany would have completed the building of their atomic Bomb. They had an agreement with Japan to furnish them one of more of them and Japan was designing a long range bomber that could fly from Japan to the United States, drop an atomic bomb, and return to Japan.

Answer 4

Germans were not quite as fanatical as the Japanese. Many of the German high command were ready to surrender more than a year before (not so with the Japanese). The German citizens were also tired of the war.

The Japanese were totally fanatical. As we got closer to Japan they became more fanatical. The last main invasion we landed was in Okinawa, pretty close to Japan's main Islands. We suffered almost 50,000 casualties. The Japanese 60,000 killed. Virtually their entire force fought to the last man. They would do totally senseless suicide charges. Even the civilians were killing themselves. Of the 150,000 island population over 60,000 were killed (by both sides or by themselves). If we had attacked their main islands the cost in lives on both sides would have been unacceptable. Even after both bombs were dropped it took Japan time to surrender, still debating.

We did invade Germany's homeland and met nothing like this. The bombs, while terrible probably saved Japan as many as 10 million lives and saved us an estimated 1 to several million casualties depending on the level of civilian resistance. War is hell but in the case of both Germany and Japan peace has been very good.

Answer 5

Germany surrendered, Japan continued fighting they didn't want to stop , they were warned but didn't listen. America was fed up.

America wanted to avenge pearl harbor. Germany was already destroyed.

All those factors played a role on the decision to drop the bomb on japan.

America didn't want to invade japan, and fight with people who rather die then surrender. There would of been to many casualties.

Answer 6

Truman feared that it would take an invasion of Japan's home island to end the war conventionally. Estimates were 3 million casualties. He felt that stopping the war with the bomb would save more lives - on both sides - in the end.

Answer 7

The bomb was dropped as an act of revenge 4 pearl harbour attack but it was also used to intimate the Soviet Union in the post war era

Answer 8

BCOZ america was not enterd into the war,it stayed away from war in peace but empire of japan attacked america and destroyed pearl harbour with out provocation.at that time america was preparing atom bomb and they are not fully aware of its destructive capabilities.since japans aggression prompted america to retaliate,so they thought use a-bomb and they used it on japan twice(hiroshima and nagasaki).i think this was the main reason.also it was first time any country bombed with an atom bomb by another.

Answer 9

The Germans had surrendered. The Japanese refused to. Therefore, to end the war; to force the Japanese to surrender, the atom bombs were dropped.

Answer 10

The war in Europe was over before the bomb was ready. If you think there would have been qualms had it been needed, you need look no farther than Dresden.