Harry S Truman's Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to
"The US president has sole authority to authorise the use of US nuclear weapons ." Ordinarily, nobody is allowed to over-rule the president's ...
Allied leadership—U.S. president Harry Truman, Soviet premier Joseph
They discussed the post-war order and peace treaty issues. America had the bomb.
... have questioned President Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb against ... The closest thing to such a document is this handwritten order, addressed to ...
and orders were issued on July 25 for atomic bombs to be used against ...
Truman viewed use of nuclear weapons as 'tragic,' but necessary to end war quickly.
The US remains the only country to ever use an atomic bomb in war.
Test proved that atomic bombs would work, if they were needed to be used in war.