Was dropping the atomic bombs on Japan the best decision the U.S could make?

It is also
important to remember and emphasize the fact that both the Japanese government and general
public were warned, repeatedly and in very specific terms, about the impending use of atomic
weapons by the American government. We even listed the cities that we intended to attack and
informed their residents that these attacks were imminent. After the first bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima, warnings continued to be issued, and the Japanese public were encouraged to ask about
Hiroshima if they doubted the existence or power of the bomb.

While it's an
argument in semantics to say that this...