What led to the US decision to drop the a bomb?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

That war had a lot of deaths and crippled and it was going on for a long time. It was the war with the largest toll on human deaths. President Truman stated that with the new weapon, he could end the war faster and save a lot of lives of American Servicemen.

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∙ 11y ago

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What us leader Made thE decision to drop the atomic bomb in japan?

Truman

The decision to drop an atomic bomb was the responsibility of which US president?

Harry S. Truman.

Whose decision was it to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

== == The final decision was made by the US President at that time, who was Mr Truman.

What led to the U. S decision to drop the atomic bomb?

The US expected to win the war but determined that doing it the way the US had been doing it so far would result in the loss of many more american lives. Therefore the decision was made to use the bomb(s). An ultimatum was delivered to Japan to surrender. When it was rejected, the bombs were used and japan surrendered soon after.

What forces of war caused the us to drop atomic bombs on japan?

The battle for Okinawa supported the decision to use the Atom bomb.

Did the US drop an A-bomb on Russia?

No.

Did a state drop a bomb on the US?

no.

When did the us drop a atomic bomb on denmark?

No bomb was dropped on Denmark.

When did US drop atomic bomb?

1945

Was there ever a bomb drop on the us?

Yes.

Which president was in office when the us dropped the atomic bomb on japan?

Harry S. Truman was in office when he and the war leaders had to make the painful decision to drop the atom bombs. He labored for months over the decision.

Why did us drop bomb on japan?

to the the war with Japan