He was faced with the choice of using the Bomb or of ordering a conventional invasion of mainland Japan, which The Pentagon estimated would cost up to a million Allied lives. Because the number of casualties in the Far East had already been horrifically high, and because the Japanese military were known to be extremely cruel to their captors, he regarded the conventional option as unacceptable.
Truman was dealing with significant Russian aggression after the end of World War II. Cold War tensions were building and an arms race had ensued between Russia and the US the only logical thing Truman could think of was to order the building of the H-bomb.
He thought dropping the bomb would save American lives by making the Japanese surrender.
President Truman gave the order to drop an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. He was the first and only U.S. President to order the use of an atomic bomb as a military weapon.
Harry Truman drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan.
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U.S. President Harry S Truman
Harry s. truman approved the dropping of an atomic bomb on japan.
President Truman gave the order to drop an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. He was the first and only U.S. President to order the use of an atomic bomb as a military weapon.
Harry Truman drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan.
princess patrick harwood President Truman
U.S. President Harry S Truman
Harry Truman
President Harry Truman
Harry Truman
Harry s. truman approved the dropping of an atomic bomb on japan.
While the development of the atomic bomb was initiated under FDR, Harry S Truman was president when the final decision was made to drop the bomb.
Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II.
President Truman
The Atomic bomb, the Truman Doctrine and firing General MacArthur.