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The first authoritative explanation of how and why it was decided to use the bomb came in February 1947 from Henry L. Stimson, wartime Secretary of War and the man who more than any other was responsible for advising the President in this matter. [3] This explana-
[1] The study that follows was published in substantially its present form in Foreign Affairs, Vol. XXV, No. 2 (January, 1957). It is reprinted by special permission from Foreign Affairs; copyright by Council on Foreign Relations, New York. [2] James Phinney Baxter, 3rd, Scientists Against Time(Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946), p. 419. [3] Henry L. Stimson, "The Decision To Use the Atomic Bomb," Harper'sMagazine (February, 1947). The article is reproduced with additional comments in Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy, On Active Service in Peace and War (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948), Chapter XIII, and in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. III, No. 2 (February, 1947).
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Why Germany did not drop atomic bomb?
Germany never had an atomic bomb.
Was there any technology during the Holocaust?
Atomic Bomb Atomic Bomb
How did the manhatten project affect World War 2?
it produced the atomic bomb which was dropped on Japan which ended WW2
Soviets explode their first atomic bomb?
when Soviets explode first atomic bomb
Is Nazi build atomic bomb?
the Nazi didn't build the atomic bomb the Americans did....
How did the build up of nuclear weapons affect foreign policy?
It made war less likely since there was a chance that a nuclear bomb could be launched.
How did the atomic bomb affect peoples lives?
It Blew up the world
How is the Manhattan Project related to world history?
It was the development of the Atomic bomb and its use and policy
What has the author Dennis Wainstock written?
Dennis Wainstock has written: 'The decision to drop the atomic bomb' -- subject(s): World War, 1939-1945, Atomic bomb, Foreign relations
Why did Americans believe that Truman's foreign policy was not working?
Communism was spreading and Communists had the bomb
What policy was the US using before dropping the atomic bomb?
A written warning to Japan with options.
Is Pakistani bomb is an Islamic bomb?
If you consider the US atomic bomb is a Christian bomb, the French atomic bomb is also Christian bomb and so on, then you can name the Pakistani atomic bomb an Islamic bomb.
What president dropped an atomic bomb on a foreign country?
That was President Truman in World War Two and the country was Japan.
How was an atomic bomb repaired?
how was the atomic bomb repaired
Is an atomic bomb biotechnology?
biology An atomic bomb is a result of a fission reaction which is pure physics. However, the results of an atomic bomb explosion releases a tremendous amount of energy including a great amount of radiation which can cause radiation burns and affect genetic material possibly causing mutations. In that sense we can say that atomic bomb technology affects biology and therefore can be called biotechnology.
What was the last time the US established a foreign policy?
It is unclear what this question is asking. The US marks a distinct foreign policy trajectory with every major foreign policy choice, so the choice to bomb Islamic State back in 2014 was the the most recent foreign policy established. If the question is asking what is the most recent "named" foreign policy of the United States, it would be the Obama Doctrine, which crystallized more-or-less in 2011.
When was the Atomic Bomb used for the 1st time?
Against a foreign enemy it was first dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945.
