Blog Prompt 11 - Should the U.S. have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?

6 August 1945. The day a World War was decided. The day Hiroshima was destroyed and thousands were killed. The day ‘Little Boy’ was dropped. It brought about the end of World War II and the defeat of the Japanese, but should the U.S. have dropped the bomb? Yes.
Though ‘Little Boy’ killed thousands, how many more would have died if 'Little Boy' was not dropped? The war between the U.S. and Japan would have gone on for many more months, thus leading to the loss of much more soldiers. Moreover, Japan was already given an ultimatum, 'Surrender or we shall drop the atomic bomb.' They were already given a choice to surrender. They choose not to themselves. Without the usage of the atomic bomb, Japan would definitely not surrender, thus leading to further war and the loss of lives.
On the flip side, the aftereffects of 'Little Boy' were devastation. For generations, children born were born with defects or were mentally retarded. It is not fair that the children suffer for the sins on their fathers, yet that was what happened. Of course, the U.S. could not have foreseen the aftereffects of the atomic bomb since it was the first atomic bomb made and thus it is not entirely or even mostly their fault for the suffering of Japan's children.
In conclusion, it was necessary for the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb. Though many children suffered for the sins of their father, many more lives were prevented from being lost.