A Bomb
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were/are important sea ports. They were both important military targets.
Truman wrestled with the decision to bomb these two cities. It was estimated that had we invaded Japan, over 100,000 U.S. troops would have died. Even after the bombs were dropped, many Japanese military men refused to believe that one bomb could cause that much destruction.
If you ever saw footage or even the mini-series The Pacific, the Japanese soldiers fought tooth and nail on tiny islands. On their homeland would have fought even harder.
Hopefully another A Bomb is never used.
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