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Was president Truman justified in setting the precedent of using atomic weapons in order to hasten the end of World War 2?
Most people believe that. Some people wanted revenge for the attack on peal harbor. It was the surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United Statesnaval base at Pearl Harbor, in the United States Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.
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Who threw the bomb in nagasaki and hiroshima?
Setting a precedent that continues today, the order for the bombings was given by President Harry Truman. Except in very specific situations, only the President can authorize the use of nuclear weapons. Historians cite the failure of Japan to surrender despite devastating firebombings of Japanese cities and the decimation of their naval forces. Had they admitted defeat, atomic bombs might not have been necessary, and the world's history might have been very different.
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.
Which president made an agreement with Leonid Brezhnev at the Soviet Union to limit the development of nuclear weapons?
Gerald Ford
What took place after the US seized a German ship that was carrying weapons to Mexican president Victoriano Huerta?
Battle of Vercruz
Which aspect of President Eisenhower's foreign policy relied more on nuclear weapons to respond to a Soviet attack?
It was called "massive retaliation."
President Bush's decision to invade Iraq was justified?
Yes because Iraq agreed to UN demands to stop the production of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.
Was the use of chemical weapons justified in ww1?
there are no rules in wars or fights rules r 4 the losers
How is the use of nuclear weapons a crime to humanity?
In justified cases of the use of nuclear power, such force is NOT a crime to humanity.
Who was first president to authorize use of nuclear weapons?
Truman was the only president to authorize nuclear weapons usage. It ended WW2.
The Senate participates with the President in making militaty weapons or treaties with foreign nations. which one?
military weapons
What president worked with a russian president to reduce nuclear weapons?
Several- but notably, Ronald Reagan.
President ordered the combat use of nuclear weapons?
Truman
Who was the first president to use nuclear weapons?
Harry Truman
Who commands nuclear weapons to be released?
In the US, the President with his "football".
The first American president to unilaterally dismantle some US nuclear weapons was?
George Bush was the first American president to unilaterally dismantle some US nuclear weapons. In 1991, he committed the U. S. to the destruction of some chemical weapons.
Who threw the bomb in nagasaki and hiroshima?
Setting a precedent that continues today, the order for the bombings was given by President Harry Truman. Except in very specific situations, only the President can authorize the use of nuclear weapons. Historians cite the failure of Japan to surrender despite devastating firebombings of Japanese cities and the decimation of their naval forces. Had they admitted defeat, atomic bombs might not have been necessary, and the world's history might have been very different.
What role did nuclear weapons play in President Kennedy's foreign policy?
President Kennedy saw US nuclear weapons as a tool of deterrence against Russian aggression and necessary for securing mutually assured destruction.
