What would happen if the atomic bomb was never invented?

Originally Answered: What if the atomic bomb didn’t get invented? The short term impact would have been WWII would have lasted between 12 and 18 months longer. US casualties would have been between 600,000 and 1,000,000. Japan would have ceased to be a nation.

Did we need to nuke Japan?

Op-Ed: U.S. leaders knew we didn’t have to drop atomic bombs on Japan to win the war. We did it anyway. 6, 1945, and on Nagasaki three days later was the only way to end the World War II without an invasion that would have cost hundreds of thousands of American and perhaps millions of Japanese lives.

Is Japan still radioactive?

The radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki today is on a par with the extremely low levels of background radiation (natural radioactivity) present anywhere on Earth. It has no effect on human bodies. Residual radiation was emitted later. Roughly 80\% of all residual radiation was emitted within 24 hours.

What did the United States do in Japan after World War II?

For more information, please see the full notice. After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.

What was life like in Japan during the invasion of 1945?

When the SCAP and occupation forces landed in Tokyo in August, 1945 they found some Japanese civilians were already dying in the streets from hunger. The invasion was scheduled for November, 1945, by then there would have been mass starvation and widespread disease in Japan.

How many nuclear weapons would have been available to invade Japan?

The invasion might have been shifted to first attacking less defended Honshu, which would have meant less air support. In either case, up to a dozen nuclear weapons would have been available and used to attack japanese troops and Japanese fortifications. Japan was already on the brink of starvation in August, 1945]

What would have happened if the war continued after the atomic bomb?

The continuation of the war would have resulted in a devastating loss of life not only for the Allies and Japanese troops, but also for Japanese civilians. While the overall Japanese deaths attributed to the atomic bombs were between 129,000 and 226,000, the continuation of the war could have resulted in far, far greater numbers of Japanese deaths.