A number of factors contributed to the United States' decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan. One reason was Japan's unwillingness to surrender unconditionally. Why was Hiroshima bombed? · What were the atomic... · Who was involved in the...

The Japanese goal was to cripple the U.S. Pacific fleet, and they nearly succeeded. President Franklin Roosevelt called the attack “a day which will live in ...

Like Compton, many U.S. officials and scientists argued that a demonstration would sacrifice the shock value of the atomic attack, and the Japanese could deny ...

Stephen Walton: "Downfall was designed to overrun the Japanese home islands and bring about the desired unconditional surrender. Planners envisaged that their ...

The bomb was dropped to force a quick Japanese surrender. American commanders said it would save money and the lives of American servicemen and Japanese ...

6 авг. 2019 г. · Rushay said that Hiroshima was one of four potential targets and that Truman left it up to the military to decide which city to strike.

11 янв. 2023 г. · Truman did not seek to destroy Japanese culture or people; the goal was to destroy Japan's ability to make war. So, on the morning of August 6, ...

18 нояб. 2009 г. · Hiroshima, Then Nagasaki: Why the US Deployed the Second A‑Bomb. The explicit reason was to swiftly end the war with Japan. But it was also ...

Supporters of the bombings generally believe that they prevented an invasion of the Japanese mainland, saving more lives than they took by doing so.