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After the first minute of dropping “Fat Man,” 39,000 men, women and children were killed. 25,000 more were injured. Both cities were leveled from the bombs and this, in turn, forced Japan to surrender to the United States. The war was finally over. Today, historians continue to debate this decision.
Aerial view of Hiroshima depicts the terrific destructive force of the atomic bomb . United States Army Air Corps; Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. By August, 1945, Japan had lost World War II. Japan and the United States both knew it. How long would it be, however, before Japan surrendered?
After five meetings between May 9 and June 1, it recommended use of the bomb against Japan as soon as possible and rejected arguments for advance warning. Clearly in line with Truman’s inclinations, the recommendations of the Interim Committee amounted to a prepackaged decision.
President Truman reports on the United States’ use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, as an alternative to a land invasion to defeat Japan in World War II. In the address, the President describes the destructive force of the new weapon and the secrecy regarding its creation.
11 de oct. de 2017 · In the annals of history, few events have had more import than this first atomic bombing, and no historical figure has been associated with this bomb more than Harry Truman, who commanded...
7 de ago. de 2020 · Harry Truman and the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Daniel Snowman interviewed the former US president in 1963 and reveals what he was told. Frank Jackson thinks the...
