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The atomic bomb test
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Harry Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan.
Truman actually gave the command to detonate the first nuclear weapon & he was the US president in office when man left the old world (conventional) and crossed into the atomic age in 1945. When that A-Bomb went off, the cold war began...even though the Soviets didn't get their bomb until 1949 (stolen from the US via spies).
Japan was being bombed with a nuclear bomb because they were at war with the United States. The U.S dropped two Atomic bombs on Japan, the first was on Hiroshima Monday August 6 1945 and the seconded one on Nagasaki Thursday August 9 1945. the bomb was dropped between this short three day period because before Germany had surrendered Stalin and Roosevelt met up and negotiated a proposition. The proposition was that if Stalin helps us invade the country of Japan we will lets Russia attack China (our ally) for its resources. Although Stalin Could not declare war on Japan until 3 months after Ger. surrenders. Ger. surrenders on May 8, three months before that date of Aug. 8 when Russia was suppose to declare war on Japan. Roosevelt said three months after Ger. surrenders so his scientist could have 3 more months to invent the Atomic bomb. After the U.S bombed Japan twice and after the Japanese surrendered Stalin called up Truman (F.D.R died from a stroke) and basically said the U.S.S.R is invading China. Truman replied you did not help us at all with Japan terminating the deal and if you invade China we see that as an act of war upon us and now you have started World War 3 and By the way we have the Atomic Bomb. This lead to the Cold War.
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The atomic bomb test
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The leaders of USA and Britain changed from Roosevelt (who died) to Truman, and Churchill (lost the election) to Atler. Truman severely mistrusted Stalin, more than Roosevelt, and even announced that USA had successfully tested the Atomic bomb. This made Stalin mistrust Truman as well as Truman mistrusted Stalin.
Truman didnt want Stalin to get any peace, and was basically telling him to back off
North Korea had no atomic bombs at the time of the Korean War. What Truman was concerned about was the Soviet atomic bombs and the high probability that Stalin would respond to our use of atomic bombs in that conflict by declaring full scale nuclear war on the US.
Stalin was not surprised by news of the atomic bombs because his spies in the US had already told him all about it.
It is arguable, but Truman made the decision to use the atomic bomb which shortened the war. Truman also negotiated with Stalin and Prime Minister Atlee on the division of the postwar world.
The Soviet Union had spies in the nuclear weapons development program.