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    The Final Solution A Reasonable Decision to Atomic Bombing Hiroshima during World War II
    The Final Solution A Reasonable Decision to Atomic Bombing Hiroshima during World War II
    The Final Solution A Reasonable Decision to Atomic Bombing Hiroshima during World War II
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    The Final Solution A Reasonable Decision to Atomic Bombing Hiroshima during World War II

    By Mike Parson

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    The judgments of historians regarding the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II can be grouped into two opposing camps: those who believe President Truman made the right choice and those who decry that decision, considering that other options were ignored. The motives presented for dropping the bomb were suspect. Many critics of the atomic bombing also argue that the decision failed to meet the "discrimination" and "proportionality" criteria outlined in Just War Theory (specifically, jus in Bello or conduct during the war) and, therefore, must be deemed an immoral act.

    In examining whether the atomic bombing was a reasonable decision, this book analyzes the critical variables and competing interests that President Truman considered and concludes that the atomic bombing was a sensible and rational choice and, therefore, reasonable. In determining whether the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was a just decision, this thesis examines that fateful decision through the prism of Just War Theory and the Natural Law traditions of the individual's Right to Life and the state's Right to Independence and concludes that it was a just decision.

    The detailed review and analysis of the history behind the Hiroshima bombing reveal that President Truman was a prisoner of circumstances that existed in the summer of 1945. The options available to him were distressing. His decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, considering the dire situation, was well within reason and, admirably, proved prescient.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publishervincenzo nappi
    Release dateAug 15, 2021
    ISBN9798201263577
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