0
The first authoritative explanation of how and why it was decided to use the bomb came in February 1947 from Henry L. Stimson, wartime Secretary of War and the man who more than any other was responsible for advising the President in this matter. [3] This explana-
[1] The study that follows was published in substantially its present form in Foreign Affairs, Vol. XXV, No. 2 (January, 1957). It is reprinted by special permission from Foreign Affairs; copyright by Council on Foreign Relations, New York. [2] James Phinney Baxter, 3rd, Scientists Against Time(Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946), p. 419. [3] Henry L. Stimson, "The Decision To Use the Atomic Bomb," Harper'sMagazine (February, 1947). The article is reproduced with additional comments in Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy, On Active Service in Peace and War (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948), Chapter XIII, and in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. III, No. 2 (February, 1947).
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why Germany did not drop atomic bomb?
Germany never had an atomic bomb.
Was there any technology during the Holocaust?
Atomic Bomb Atomic Bomb
How did the manhatten project affect World War 2?
it produced the atomic bomb which was dropped on Japan which ended WW2
Why did they make the Atomic Bomb?
the atomic bomb was made to end the world war 2
When was the atomic bomb tested in Arizona?
I know of no atomic bomb tests done in Arizona.
How did the build up of nuclear weapons affect foreign policy?
It made war less likely since there was a chance that a nuclear bomb could be launched.
How did the atomic bomb affect peoples lives?
It Blew up the world
How is the Manhattan Project related to world history?
It was the development of the Atomic bomb and its use and policy
What has the author Dennis Wainstock written?
Dennis Wainstock has written: 'The decision to drop the atomic bomb' -- subject(s): World War, 1939-1945, Atomic bomb, Foreign relations
Why did Americans believe that Truman's foreign policy was not working?
Communism was spreading and Communists had the bomb
What policy was the US using before dropping the atomic bomb?
A written warning to Japan with options.
Is Pakistani bomb is an Islamic bomb?
If you consider the US atomic bomb is a Christian bomb, the French atomic bomb is also Christian bomb and so on, then you can name the Pakistani atomic bomb an Islamic bomb.
How was an atomic bomb repaired?
how was the atomic bomb repaired
What president dropped an atomic bomb on a foreign country?
That was President Truman in World War Two and the country was Japan.
How did Albert Einstein affect the modern world?
His theorys and equations helped to develop the atomic bomb.
Is an atomic bomb biotechnology?
biology An atomic bomb is a result of a fission reaction which is pure physics. However, the results of an atomic bomb explosion releases a tremendous amount of energy including a great amount of radiation which can cause radiation burns and affect genetic material possibly causing mutations. In that sense we can say that atomic bomb technology affects biology and therefore can be called biotechnology.
Who discoverd the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb is an artefact, and so an invention. Maybe you meant to ask who invented the atomic bomb ?
