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What president authorized the development of the World War II atomic bomb project?
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It was president Franklin D. Roosevelt who order the development of the atomic bomb. It was Harry S. Truman who order its use on Japan during World War II.
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The development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
The Manhattan Project
Who was American leader who authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan?
President Harry Truman
Which president ordered the drop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
U. S. President Harry S. Truman authorized the US Military to use the two atomic bombs against the Japanese targets that were previously selected. The local US military commanders would make the final target selection based on weather. Earlier in the war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had authorized the "Manhattan Project" to create the atomic bombs. He died in office before Germany surrendered, and before the first bomb was tested in the US. His Vice-President Harry Truman assumed the Office of the President.
What president ordered the use of atomic bombs against Japan in World War 2?
Truman authorized the dropping of the bombs.
Who was president during the cold war when the bomb was dropped?
If you are referring to the nuclear bomb, it was dropped over Japan in world war 2 and not the cold war. Those bombs were authorized by President Truman.
Which us president brought in the atomic age?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the development of the atomic bomb, but Harry Truman was President at the time of the bomb's first successful test, and he is the one who authorized its use in populated areas. The Manhattan Project, the development of the atomic bomb, was such a secret that even Vice President Truman didn't know about it until after he became President. (I don't know whether or not Vice President Wallace knew about the project.)
Which president authorized the creation of the atomic bomb?
FDR
How was FDR related to the atomic bomb?
He authorized its development by the US.
What president authorized the atomic bomb on Japan?
Harry S. Truman .
The Manhattan Project was the code name for the?
The Manhattan Project was the secret project to design and build the world's first atomic bomb.
What was the result of the Manhattan project?
The primary result of the Manhattan project was the development of the atomic bomb.
The name for the development of the atomic bomb in the USA?
The Manhattan Project .
The development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
The Manhattan Project
When and where was the atomic bomb used and who authorized it?
August 1945, Japan, US president Truman
Who was the US president who authorized atomic bombings of Japanese cities?
Harry S Truman
Who was American leader who authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan?
President Harry Truman
Which president ordered the drop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
U. S. President Harry S. Truman authorized the US Military to use the two atomic bombs against the Japanese targets that were previously selected. The local US military commanders would make the final target selection based on weather. Earlier in the war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had authorized the "Manhattan Project" to create the atomic bombs. He died in office before Germany surrendered, and before the first bomb was tested in the US. His Vice-President Harry Truman assumed the Office of the President.
