Was the A-bomb's Use Justified?

In 1945, during the Second World War, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The matter has been subject to much debate and controversy. Indeed, it was the first time the atomic bomb had been used in warfare, resulted in a loss of around 120,000 lives, and left a legacy of ruin and disease from radiation. However, the US decision to use the A-bomb on Japan is justified because …

…would have little or nothing to do with defeating Japan. Though the use of the atomic bomb is arguably one of the most horrific events in modern history, devastating the two Japanese cities, decimating thousands and affecting thousands more, the US action to use the bomb is justified. It prevented the loss of more lives on both sides - the US and Japan - and was completely in the best interests of the United States.