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Truman did not specifically order either the first or second atomic bombings, actual orders for them were given in the field in accordance with his order. His order to use the atomic bomb on Japan was a blanket order, to drop the bombs as soon as they became available for use unless ordered otherwise. The third bomb did not become available until Japan had announced its intention to surrender, so it was not used.

A grand total of 23 atomic bombs were scheduled for production in 1945. Had Japan not surrendered when they did Truman's original order authorized dropping them all on Japan with no more action on his part.

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Where was the second atom bomb dropped?

The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9th, 1945. Nagasaki was actually the secondary target that the bomber moved on to after finding that the primary target, Kokura, had a very effective cloud cover.


What happened on August 4 1944?

The H bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing 1000s of people.


What Japanese city was the first atomic bomb dropped on?

The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The second was set to drop on Kokura, but missed and hit Nagasaki. The bomb's codenames were Little boy, on Hiroshima, and Fat Man on Nagasaki.


When were the atomic bombs dropped in World War 2?

Little Boy was dropped in Hiroshimo August 6, 1945 and Fat man was dropped in Nagaski on August 9, 1945The first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima, Japan, and the second was dropped on August 9, 1945 on Nagasaki, Japan.During the month of August, 1945. This forced a surrender by Japan, to end the second world war.August 6 and 9 1945.


Where did the US drop the atomic bomb in ww1?

It didn't. Wrong war. It wasn't invented until WWII.In WW2 however the atomic bomb was dropped on two cities from japan; first on Hiroshima, then a second dropped on Nagasaki when japan didn't surrender after the first atomic bomb.Japan was given no opportunity to surrender after the first atomic bomb. Truman's order to use the atomic bomb authorized use as they became available. The only reason Japan had a chance to surrender after the second and before the third atomic bomb was the third was still being prepared and crated for shipment at Los Alamos. Had Japan not surrendered the third atomic bomb would have left San Francisco on a B-29 on August 18 and probably been dropped between August 25 to August 28.There were another 20 more atomic bombs scheduled for production & delivery on Japan from September through December of 1945.

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Where was second atomic bomb dropped?

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Nagasaki had the second atomic bomb dropped over on August 9 1945.


The second american atomic bomb was dropped on the japanese city of?

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What was the name of the second Japanese city to have the atomic bomb dropped on?

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Fat Man?

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Why were the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW11?

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, and the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. President Truman was advised that if the U.S. launched a full-scale invasion of mainland Japan, the the U.S. would suffer as many as a million casualties. In order to bring the war to a quick ending and incur as few casualties as possible, Truman ordered the atomic bombing of Japan.


Where did the second bomb fall?

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