The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb


The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb by Gar Alperovitz

Was the atomic bombing of Japan necessary? Gar Alperovitz argues, using evidence for the US Government archives, that it was not. Instead, Truman dropped the bomb as a warning to Soviets to help deal with them after the war. For more on this topic also see Racing the Enemy by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.




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