Was the us justified in using the atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki? why or why not?

It depends and I’ll provide you with both perspective.

Yes = it was justified because the Japanese refuses to back down during WW2 and the only way to end the war was to launch the atomic bomb.

No = Many innocent lives who lives in Japanese were taken away by the atomic bomb and destroy the Japanese economy greatly.

assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

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what are you options