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In reality he didn't want to drop the atomic bombs on Japan because he knew the consequences it could have on Japanese citizens since he knew the devastation those bombs could cause.
However he knew that if nothing was done millions of American soldiers would die trying to beat japan. So he wanted to break the will of the people So he warned japan if they didn't give up unconditionally he would drop a bomb on japan. However Japan didn't take him serious. That's when the first bomb was dropped it cause heavy civilian casualties on japan but even then japan still did not want to give up so Truman ordered another bomb to drop and it was dropped and again cause even more civilian casualties than the first bomb.
Afterwards Japan surrendered unconditionally.
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∙ 7y agoThe atomic bombs were to be used "as they become available" on the targets on the list prepared in May 1945, final selection of which targets were to be hit on a given bombing mission was up to the field commanders on Tinian (not Truman) based on weather reports and reconnaissance overflights.
The Manhattan Project had plans and the operating facilities necessary to build 23 atomic bombs before the end of 1945 (and more in 1946, 1947, etc. if necessary) and had Japan not surrendered the atomic bombings would have continued (along with the multiple nightly 1000 plane raids with conventional fire bombs, two D-day invasions of Japan (each larger than the 1944 Normandy D-day invasion), use of chemical weapons (e.g. nerve gas, mustard gas) on Japan during the invasions, etc.
Los Alamos had already finished a 3rd atomic bomb before the Nagasaki bombing and shipped it to San Francisco, where it was to be flown by Paul Tibbets to Tinian to be used on Japan (probably in late August). However before it reached San Francisco the Japanese indicated they would surrender, so Truman canceled the orders to bomb Japan. As a result, as soon as this bomb arrived in San Francisco it was shipped back to Los Alamos (probably becoming the first atomic bomb in the US stockpile).
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Why did president Truman fire general ManArthur in 1951?
General MacArthur interfered with political decisions of President Truman
How many bombs did we drop on Japan?
2 atomic bombs and 2 million HE bombs and 5 million incendiary fire bombs
Would the cities bombed by the atomic bomb just be bombed by the fire bombs?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What did Truman fear about dropping the atomic bomb?
That it wouldnt work or that the Earth would catch fire.
What was hiroshima's purpose?
The Tokyo bombing with fire bombs did not move the Japanese to surrender so the atomic bombs were used. Hiroshima was the first target city.
Why did president Truman fire general ManArthur in 1951?
General MacArthur interfered with political decisions of President Truman
What did Douglass MacArthur do to anger President Truman?
He refused to salute him, felt he knew better on how to fight the war than the President, he did not feel he had to take orders from the Civilian Commander in Chief, he wanted to start WW III with China, by dropping atomic bombs on China after they invaded North Korea. General MacArthur disobeyed the orders of President Harry Truman, and finally President Truman had no choice but to fire him and replace him with another Allied United Nations American General to end the Korean War in an Armistice in 1953. President Truman was correct. It would have a terrible mistake to start a nuclear World War Three on account of the Korean War, which is what General Douglas MacArthur wanted.
What is the deffinion of ionic bonbs?
Iron bombs are used today to separate them from atomic/flame/and smart bombs. During WW1 & WW2 there was only a need to use the terms fire bombs or general purpose bombs (High Explosive). During the Korean War, we had to separate the atomic bomb from fire bombs and general purpose bombs. During the Vietnam War, the same separations had to be termed. By the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, SMART Weapons had to be added to the ATOMIC, FIRE, GENERAL PURPOSE bombs...so the accepted term for General Purpose (High Explosive) bombs came to be known as IRON BOMBS; aka Dumb Bombs.
What year did President Truman fire General MacArthur?
1951
How many bombs did we drop on Japan?
2 atomic bombs and 2 million HE bombs and 5 million incendiary fire bombs
Would the cities bombed by the atomic bomb just be bombed by the fire bombs?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What did Truman fear about dropping the atomic bomb?
That it wouldnt work or that the Earth would catch fire.
What was hiroshima's purpose?
The Tokyo bombing with fire bombs did not move the Japanese to surrender so the atomic bombs were used. Hiroshima was the first target city.
What did scientists want to do instead of bombing the city of Hiroshima?
Instead of the atomic bomb they rather use fire bombs instead because they were sure the atomic bomb will crush the earth crust.
It may be the fire destruction prophesied in the Euphrates Valley Era?
President Harry Truman, in notes made at the Potsdam Conference, July 25, 1945, in reference to the successful first test at Trinity in New Mexico of the atomic bomb nine days earlier.
Why did they not drop any more bombs on Japan?
Assuming you mean Atomic Bombs, it was because they didn't have any, and besides, how much punishment should be enough for the Japanese to see the writing ion the wall? The fire bombing of Japan before the use of Atomic weapons had been far more devastating and wide-spread than the Atomic Bomb later were.
What were the bombs in the blitz?
H.e (high explosives)/fire bombs and oil bombs
