Truman Was Right - The 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Whether judging by necessity or Just War Theory, the Allies, however imperfect, were righteous in waging this defensive war and right to use the Atomic Bomb to end it. Here's why.
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by Rod D. Martin
August 6, 2025
Eighty years ago today, the United States dropped the first-ever atomic bomb used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, it dropped the second on Nagasaki.
For decades since, revisionists (and anti-Americans, who are not at all necessarily the same thing) have criticized President Truman’s decision as unnecessary, monstrous, or both. Some of these people are good friends of mine, unquestionably patriotic, and in some cases, seeking to apply Christian teaching to the situation.
I respect them. But I respectfully disagree. Hiroshima was both legitimate and necessary. The contrary position is simply ahistorical, devoid of context.
War is awful. But even Just War Theory teaches…