Millions of civilians were the hapless victims of the nuclear attacks that almost wiped two cities off the map… Today, most Americans believe that Uncle Sam did right in bombing Japan!
Major General (Retd.) Rajbir Gill feels, “It’s a never-ending debate and it can be argued endlessly whether it was the right decision or not. The war was on for close to three years and in order to avoid further misery, the US bombarded Japan. In order to be sure of their weapon and the reaction of Japan, the US overdid the damage, and could have refrained from bombing Nagasaki.” Since then it has been a standard belief that whatever was done, was done for the better. And it holds true to the famous saying by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister of the Third Reich, “Repeat a lie a thousand times and it becomes the truth.” In the present peace loving times, where all nat
ions preach humanity and love, a feeling of grief and guilt should fill the hearts of one and all. Technical advancement with respect to nuclear energy was not aimed to equip nations with mass destructive bombs such as Fat Man and Little Boy. Little did they know then that the side effects of these radiations would damage the victims’ gene-pool, and that their impact would be felt for generations to come. These attacks triggered the race amongst all the ambitious and powerful nations of the world to quickly gain the nuclear powered status. Thereafter, in order to ensure world peace, it also led to various sanctions and treaties to curtail the possibility of such enormous power from falling into the hands of the evil-minded. One should learn a lesson from history, and pray that the only arms the world uses are the ones we need for giving each other a hug!
Major General (Retd.) Rajbir Gill feels, “It’s a never-ending debate and it can be argued endlessly whether it was the right decision or not. The war was on for close to three years and in order to avoid further misery, the US bombarded Japan. In order to be sure of their weapon and the reaction of Japan, the US overdid the damage, and could have refrained from bombing Nagasaki.” Since then it has been a standard belief that whatever was done, was done for the better. And it holds true to the famous saying by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister of the Third Reich, “Repeat a lie a thousand times and it becomes the truth.” In the present peace loving times, where all nat
ions preach humanity and love, a feeling of grief and guilt should fill the hearts of one and all. Technical advancement with respect to nuclear energy was not aimed to equip nations with mass destructive bombs such as Fat Man and Little Boy. Little did they know then that the side effects of these radiations would damage the victims’ gene-pool, and that their impact would be felt for generations to come. These attacks triggered the race amongst all the ambitious and powerful nations of the world to quickly gain the nuclear powered status. Thereafter, in order to ensure world peace, it also led to various sanctions and treaties to curtail the possibility of such enormous power from falling into the hands of the evil-minded. One should learn a lesson from history, and pray that the only arms the world uses are the ones we need for giving each other a hug!
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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