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Although staging an atomic bomb would not harm anyone, theoretically, it is still a negative option. According to Memorandum from Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman, July 2, 1945, "We have a great moral superiority through being the victim of her first sneak attack." Since the United States attacked first, we were ahead and above in power. That superiority would be revoked if we show ourselves to be aggressive; it would give the U.S. a negative image.
Staging an atomic bomb would be more threatening to everyone else, if anything. It would be just as bad as actually bombing Japan, because they were weak at the time, and already defeated.
"The United States must now step forward and assure the Japanese that we do not intend to put their emperor on trial as a war criminal."- Options in Brief
Staging an atomic bomb would simply threaten the rest of the world, and be as harmful as an actual bombing on Japan, while Japan was also already struggling and weak.
"The two cities were of limited military value..." - Debate on pros and cons
It was important for everyone to move on and begin to rebuild the world to become a peaceful place during the last days of the war; therefore, the bombing of Japan was not necessary.
Text based evidence:
"Japan has no allies. Her navy is nearly destroyed and she is... terribly vulnerable." -Memorandum from Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman, July 2, 1945.
"At 8:15 a.m., Little Boy exploded, instantly killing 80,000-140,000 people..." - "Effects of the Bomb."
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