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I say no. I just did a report on this too and here are some key facts to note.
1. The bombings of both cities killed more than double that of Pearl Harbor, and so the arguement of "the Japanese deserved it because of Pearl Harbor" is totally silenced right there.
2. Military Generals who commanded and fought against the Japanese all agreed that the bomb was not necessary to have Japan surrender (MacArthur for one, Eisenhower, and others). Japan was also practically in shambles before the bomb was dropped, and would not have lasted longer.
3. There were other means to negotiated a favorable surrender via Russians that Truman consciously knew about, but did not consider that idea.
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