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He didn’t. The Manhattan project was started several years before it was used. The bomb was all ready there when he took office.

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He didn’t. The Manhattan project was started several years before it was used. The bomb was all ready there when he took office.

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Truman hoped it would restore the united states' advantage over the Soviet Union.

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