Should U.S have dropped the bomb on Japan?

Many claimed that the dropping of the two bombs on Japan on the 6th and 9th of August 1945 is crucial to the ending of World War II, while others claimed that it was wrong as it claimed many innocent lives. I feel that U.S should have dropped the bomb on Japan as not only ended the war that killed many innocent lives. Furthermore, the ultimatum which was issued on the 26th of July 1945 which outlined the terms of surrender was rejected by the Japanese. The ultimatum stated that if Japan did not surrender, it will face "prompt and utter destruction".

Japan had put up a strong resistance, not willing to lose the battle. They did not want to surrender even though Hiroshima had been bombed on the 6th of August 1945, resulting in a high death toll. Hence the best way was to launch another attack on Japan to force them to surrender. In addition, the U.S had been fighting a massive war since 1941, hence morale and resources were very low. However each of them refused to stop, and both of them were determined to win. The best thing to do is to bring the war to a quick end, reducing the number of casualties. The war would have continued if they did not drop the bomb, causing many more to be injured.

I will be honest; I do not agree that the bombs should be dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, due to the high number of civilian members.However I do still believe that the atomic bomb had put a stop to the World War. Once more I bring in the picture that a longer war would be equal to more casualties, and that is what Japan intended to carry out should they not surrender. Japan would have continued to fight if given the chance, and they would. They strongly believed in their country, and the scary thing is that everyone of them would fight hard to the bitter end, laying their lives down for their emperor and their country.

Some people might argue that there is a chance that Japan would still continue to fight after the bombs are dropped. Let's face it; nobody knows. The strong resistance that they have put up is proof. For example, "kamikaze" pilots load their planes with explosives and are willing to kill themselves by nose-diving it into their enemy targets. There might be a chance that they would fight back, but they surrendered due to the fact that they do not want a high death toll for their country. Hence U.S should have dropped the bomb on Japan as it put an end to the war, reducing the number of casualties which would have occurred if not for engaging in battle.