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In the current news.
I strongly urge readers interested in the subject to read
"Downfall --- " by Richard Frank.
I believe our current teachers are failing our students.
There is no other way ever mentioned to get Japan to
release the 50,000 Allied POWs they held and planned
to kill.

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Was dropping atomic bombs on Japan justified? 80 years later, views have changed By Brendan Rascius August 6, 2025 2:18 PM
Today, 35% of Americans believe dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified, according to a Pew Research Center poll. Photo
from Caitlin James, UnSplash American public opinion toward the atomic
bombing of Japan has changed significantly over time. The latest poll
from the Pew Research Center reveals that less than half of Americans currently view the bombings as justified, marking a notable drop from
earlier years. TOP VIDEOS The survey was conducted ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. The two nuclear blasts killed around 200,000 people, many of
whom were children, and left survivors with debilitating side effects, including higher rates of cancer and chronic illness. The attacks rCo
which took place on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945 rCo were quickly followed by JapanrCOs surrender to the U.S., which brought an end to World War II.
They also signaled the dawn of the nuclear age, sparking a worldwide
arms race that has led at least nine countries to develop atomic
arsenals. Shift in public opinion In the recent Pew survey, 35% of
respondents said the bombings were justified, while a slightly smaller
share, 31%, said they were not justified. An additional 33% said they
were not sure. The results appear to follow a trend of declining support
for the nuclear attacks. In 1945 rCo in the immediate aftermath of the bombings rCo a Gallup poll found the vast majority of Americans, 85%,
approved of the U.S. decision to drop the newly invented weapons on
Japanese cities. Many years later, in 1990, another Gallup survey
revealed that a much smaller share of respondents, 53%, approved of the attacks. And, in four subsequent Gallup surveys conducted between 1991
and 2005, approval fluctuated between 53% and 59%. In 2015 rCo on the 70th anniversary of the bombings rCo a Pew poll found 56% of Americans believed
the attack was justified, while 34% said it was not. However, this
survey did not include a rCLnot surerCY option, unlike the most recent one. Demographic breakdown The latest survey rCo which sampled 5,044 U.S.
adults June 2-8 rCo also revealed noticeable differences in views based on gender, partisanship and generational lines. For example, 51% of men
said the bombings were justified, while just 20% of women said the same. Similarly, 51% of Republicans and those who lean Republican said the
attacks were justified, while just 23% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning respondents said the same. Older Americans were also more likely than
their younger counterparts to approve of the U.S. bombings. Nearly half
of those 65 and older, 48%, said they were justified, while just 27% of
18- to 29-year-olds agreed. Have nuclear weapons made us more safe? The
poll rCo which has a margin of error of 1.6 percentage points rCo also asked respondents whether they believe the development of nuclear weapons has
made the world more or less safe. The vast majority, 69%, said the
creation of atomic weapons has made the world less safe. Just 10% said
itrCOs made the global community more safe, and 21% said they were not
sure. When asked if nuclear weapons made the U.S. in specific safer, 47%
said no and 26% said yes. Republicans were more likely than Democrats to
say both that the development of nuclear weapons has made the world and
the U.S. more safe.

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