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The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan Wilson D. Miscamble C.S.C.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Unites States' nuclear attack on Japan carries many similarities to the MacDonald massacre, and as a result, can be enlightened by the dirty hands problem: that any unjust or immoral act is justifiable if done for the greater good. John Hersey's Hiroshima, first published in the •If ending the war quickly was the most important motivation of Truman and his advisers to what extent did they see an "atomic diplomacy" capability as a "bonus"? Eisenhower also stated that it wasn't necessary for Truman to “succumb” to [the tiny handful of people putting pressure on the president to drop atom bombs on Japan.] British officers were of the same mind. Ever since the atomic bombs were exploded over Japanese cities, historians, social scientists, journalists, World War II veterans, and ordinary citizens have engaged in intense controversy about the events of August 1945. In both cities, most of the casualties were civilians. President Truman's decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been arguably one of the most controversial decisions in American history if not the most. Truman, who was unaware of the Manhattan Project until Franklin Delano Roosevelt's death, made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. Wilson Miscamble, Professor of History at Notre Dame. The intentional killing of civilians by the Allies of World War II—who claimed that their cause was just—raised moral questions about the just course of the war, as had the Bombing of Dresden, Germany. General (and later president) Dwight Eisenhower – then Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces, and the officer who created most of America's WWII military plans for Europe and Japan – said: The Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn't . B-29 bombing raids were killing hundred of thousands, thus crossing the nuclear threshold in deaths. His new book is The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan. Show 762 Dennis Prager talks to Rev. If Japan executes its threat to shoot down any North Korean missile, such a “provocative” intervention would see Tokyo — an enormous conurbation of 30 million people — “consumed in nuclear flames”, KCNA warned. €�The final decision that resulted in the two bombs, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was not made in Podstam, it wasn't made by Truman, it was made by the Japanese militarists when they rejected any opportunity to surrender just their armed forces and save further massive There was no explicit warning of “we are going to drop nuclear weapons on you, kill hundreds of thousands, and destroy entire cities, as well as leave lasting radiation effects that will go on killing for decades to come.” . Prosecuting Truman for authorizing the atomic bombing of Japan - or any past leader of a nuclear-capable country who threatened a 'first use' - would result in 'show trials' since those responsible cannot be punished unless they are still alive. Or is the apology about being sorry for something you did wrong (in this case, what Japan did in WWII)?