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Who authorised the dropping of the first atomic bomb?

President Truman


What president over saw first atomic bomb?

FDR ordered its development.Truman ordered its use.


Who ordered the first atomic bomb to used?

US President Harry S. Truman .


What is something amazing president Truman did in his first term?

Truman's authorization of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan was the most drastic thing he did in his first term.


Where was the first atomic bomb was thrown over?

The first atomic bomb(Little Boy) was thrown over Hiroshima ( 6 Aug,1945).President Harry S. Truman of USA ordered to do so.


What event Promped Japan to Surrender?

The dropping of the first atomic bomb.


What was the first city to be devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb?

Hiroshima then Nagasaki .


What argument do some historians give today for dropping the atomic bomb on japan?

The argument was the words of President who ordered the bombs. He stated that he wanted to end the war and to collapse the means for Japan to make war ever again. There were other facts as to why to drop the bomb but wanting to end the war fell in the first place.


What president was responsible for dropping the first bomb?

Harry S. Truman.


What did Truman do that was special?

Harry Truman is most famous for authorizing dropping the first atomic bomb on Japan.


Did Charles Lindburgh's famous flight or the dropping of the first atomic bomb or the Civil Rights enactment occur first?

The first Civil Rights enactment occured in 1875. Charles Lindburgh took his famous flight trip in 1927. The first atomic bomb was dropping in 1945. Therefore, the Civil Rights bill enactment occured first.


Which US President ordered use of the atomic bomb?

Harry S. Truman (23rd US President) succeeded to the office on April 12, 1945 when Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Although both FDR and Truman had classified knowledge of the Manhattan Project, no decision could be made on the use of any A-bombs until they were shown to actually work. The first nuclear detonation came on July 16, 1945, two months after FDR died, and it was Truman's decision to actually employ them to force the surrender of Japan. Hiroshima was struck on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9.