In August 1945, Harry Truman announced to the world that “the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, in so far as possible, the killing of civilians.” Hiroshima was actually a major city with more than a third of a million people prior to its incineration. But Truman’s lie helped soften the initial impact on the American public of the first use of the atomic bomb. (The U.S. government also vigorously censored photographs of Hiroshima and its maimed survivors.)
What the Government did tell Amerians was a statement that Japan would never surrender and if we invaded them over 1,000,000,soldiers would lose their lives in the attempt. I even heard this from my dad. In fact I herd it in every history book on WWII that I read. I did a little research and found out that of the 6o largest cities in Japan we had already fire bombed 58 of then to the ground killing both soldiers,old men and women and children ,newborns included.
I asked myself why did we leave these two cities alone? The answer is obvious to me. The military wanted to see the effects of the "Bomb " on a functioning city.
I know this is a sore subject with people on both sides of this issue. Even experts do not agree what the truth is. I am not sure myself but think the subject is worth exploring considering the number of non combatants killed. I pray that Our Military did not use these two cities as la experiments. As a Christian man I feel a deep need to have answers to these questions. I am responsible for what my Government does.
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