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If the event in the Pearl Harbor is a surprise, the military of the United States have to be sought accountability for its failure to stop the attack of the Japanese fleets. Firstly, the American military department overlooked the possibility of the attack. In the early and middle 1930's the possibility of such an attack had been seriously discussed. General Drum, when in command in Hawaii, had had a long correspondence with the War Department on the subject. Even the "vacant sea," that area between the great Pacific traffic lanes through which an attacking force could approach Hawaii undetected, had been marked down in our defense studies. However, the military did not take this warning seriously. Also, the military failed to notice the weather near the Pearl Harbor, which was favorable for the Japanese army to hide their aircraft and fleets. As a result, the Japanese Fleet could not be detected by American fleet. Since there was thick cloud and fog surrounded Pearl Harbor, the planes of Japan were hidden by the cloud and fog that they could move near the harbor easily without being detected by the American fleet. The American fleet failed to notice that the weather could be a good protection for the Japanese army. Beside