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Why did president roosevelt authorize the development of the atomic bomb?
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∙ 12y ago
There were too many casualties in that war. they wanted to end it.
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What president authorized the development of the World War II atomic bomb project?
It was president Franklin D. Roosevelt who order the development of the atomic bomb. It was Harry S. Truman who order its use on Japan during World War II.
Why did Einstein urge the president to authorize the Manhattan protect?
he knew that the germans were making an atomic bomb.
Which us president brought in the atomic age?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the development of the atomic bomb, but Harry Truman was President at the time of the bomb's first successful test, and he is the one who authorized its use in populated areas. The Manhattan Project, the development of the atomic bomb, was such a secret that even Vice President Truman didn't know about it until after he became President. (I don't know whether or not Vice President Wallace knew about the project.)
What president wanted to use atomic bombs to end the Korean war?
It wasn't a president, it was a general. The president fired the general and refused to authorize use of nuclear weapons.
Who was president when the atomic bomb was made?
Franklin Roosevelt- but he died before the atomic bomb was used. Harry Truman was the next president, and ordered the use of the atomic bomb.
Who became the president after Franklin d Roosevelt and made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?
President Truman.
What did Albert Einstein do for President Roosevelt?
write a letter warning him about an atomic bomb
Why did Einstein urge the president to authorize the Manhattan projec?
Wanted to developer the atomic bomb before Germans
Was roosevelt the then president at hiroshima bombing?
No. He died prior to the testing of the atomic bomb. Harry S Truman was President.
President roosevelt made the difficult decision to use the atomic bomb?
He and himself only.
Which scientist stressed to President Roosevelt atomic bombs?
j.robert oppenheimer
Who was the german immigrant that wrote president roosevelt about the about the possibility of developing the atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
