Was Truman Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb?

The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 was one of the most controversial decisions of the 20th century. It caused a great deal of hardship for many Japanese citizens and created some anti-American sentiment in the decades since. However, due to the prediction of a great number of American and Japanese casualties, Japanese stubbornness regarding surrender, and the immediacy of an end to the war, President Truman acted wisely in deciding to drop the A-Bomb.
Japanese traditional culture taught that surrender was a form of cowardice. …