In all of Earth's wars and conflicts, fought for thousands of years, our most terrible weapon has been unleashed only once. The atomic bomb, is a device capable of unfathomable destruction, first created in 1945. The Second World War had been ongoing since 1939, the Germans had surrendered in May 1945, but months later the threat from the Japanese remained. The Allied powers were growing tired of this war, and a costly invasion of Japan loomed. Very few knew of the existence of the atomic bomb and these men had to make a terrible decision. The decision to use these bombs against the Japanese. Despite the terrible consequences this would entail, and despite science's best efforts to find a practical replacement, it was the best option morally, financially, and militaristically to unleash this terrible new force against our enemies. There were a number of options on the table as alternatives to using atomic weapons against Japan, the most popular of these were: a massive land invasion of mainland Japan and an atomic bomb demonstration for the Japanese to witness its might. When you look into the details of these options, you find that the best option is to use atomic bombs against Japan. A detailed plan to invade mainland Japan was drawn up by the United States before the atomic bomb was ready for use or widely known. From. “Operation Downfall” was a planned invasion of Japan, it consisted of two parts, Olympic and Coronet. The Olympics were supposed to take place in October 1945, and their goal was for the US Sixth Army to capture the southern third of Kyushu, the southernmost island on the Japanese mainland. If Olympic had been successful, Coronet would have followed, most likely in the spring of 1946, where the 1st, 8th and 10th States of the United States... middle of paper... found themselves before the sacred spirits of our imperial ancestors. ? This is why I have ordered the Imperial Government to accept the Joint Declaration." proving that the atomic bombings achieved their goal. As unfortunate as it may seem, the Allies really had no choice when presented with the option of using the atomic bomb against Japan, it was a superior option to the others put on the table in every way, other than the fact that it is a nuclear weapon. The bombings may have almost caused the end of the world many years later, but the people back then did the right thing and we should praise them for it. The then President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, recalled the decision to use the bombs a few years later. "I knew what I was doing when I stopped the war... I have no regrets and, under the same circumstances, I would do it again.”