Oppenheimer: Was Dropping Atomic Bombs on Japan Necessary?

On Aug. 6, 1945, U.S. forces dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, on Aug. 9, Japan suffered another devastating attack when a second atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki.
The annual approach of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries brings renewed debate over President Harry Truman’s decision to use the atomic bombs.
This year, the July 21 release of writer-director Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster “Oppenheimer” has given that