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Did the US give warn Japan about atomic bomb?
In August 1945, leaflets were dropped on several Japanese cities (including, supposedly, Hiroshima and Nagasaki). These leaflets did not directly reference the atomic bomb, and it is unclear whether they were used to warn citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki specifically.
Who made the final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
Truman
Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. A Normandy-type amphibious landing would have cost an estimated million casualties. Truman believed that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well. Prolonging the war was not an option for the President.
Why didn’t Japan give up after the first bomb?
Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn’t. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.
Did Japan sue for peace?
On Aug. 10 Japan sued for peace. She offered to surrender provided that the sovereign prerogatives of the Emperor were not compromised. But the Big Four – the United States, Britain, Russia and China – would brook no compromise.
What would have happened if Japan didn’t surrender?
If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries and, unfortunately, thousands of civilian lives will be lost.
When did the US drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, it dropped another on Nagasaki. The next day, August 10, the Japanese indicated their intention to surrender because of these bombs.
Why did the Allies not use the atomic bomb on Japan?
That the first of these was accepted by the Allies after the surrender is generally given as the single reason that unconditional surrender was unacceptable to Japan and hence that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary. The other conditions were clearly unacceptable to the Allies.
When were the first two atomic bombs ever used in Japan?
The first two atomic bombs ever used were dropped on Japan in early August, 1945. For a detailed timeline of the bombings, please see Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing Timeline.
What is the debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki concerns the ethical, legal, and military controversies surrounding the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 at the close of World War II (1939–45).