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A well-referenced study of the American decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Louis Morton.

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The Decision To Use the Atomic Bomb (See Chapter One for information on the author.) On 6 August 1945 the United States exploded an atomic bomb over Hiroshima and revealed to the world in one blinding flash the start of the atomic age. As the meaning of this explosion and the nature of the force
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3. When the Earth Caught Fire

This examination of popular news media in the months after the atomic bombing of Japan demonstrates the highly contradictory emotions of American scientists, politicians, and the public toward atomic armaments.

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When the Earth Caught Fire A t the end of WWII American citizens expressed the contradictory emotions of excitement and dread: excitment for the end of the war, and dread for having had to open up the nuclear age to do so. Recent scholarship also shows this mix of emotion in the scientists and
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4. Official Bombing Order

Authorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japanese cities, drafted by General Groves and approved by President Truman and Secretary of War Stimson at Potsdam on July 25, 1945.

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Official Bombing Order, July 25, 1945 Source: U.S. National Archives, Record Group 77, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Manhattan Engineer District, TS Manhattan Project File '42 to '46, Folder 5B "(Directives, Memos, Etc. to and from C/S, S/W, etc.)." The written
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5. Atomic Bombs

A large collection of links to information relating to the atomic bombing.

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6. Truman’s Motivations: Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War

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About the Atomic Bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Research paper examining the motivations for using the atomic bomb against Japan.

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A research paper examining Truman's motivations for using the Atomic bomb against Japan during World War II. Answers the question: Was the bomb needed?
Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War Saturday, December 9, 2000 © 2000 John W. Cooper

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7. Harnessing of Nuclear Fission - The Story of the Atomic Bomb

Brief article on the atomic scientists and their experiments from 1934-1945.

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Harnessing of Nuclear Fission The Story Of The Atomic Bomb Late in 1938, in Berlin-Dahlem, an experiment in nuclear chemistry touched off a wave of excitement throughout the world which even reached the front pages of the most conservative newspapers. At the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for
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8. Atom Bomb

A brief historical article on the bomb, includes links to articles on related material, definitions, and quotations from primary sources.

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carried out experiments where they bombarded mercury atoms with electrons and traced the energy changes that resulted from the collisions. Their experiments helped to substantiate they theory put forward by that an atom can absorb internal energy only in precise and definite amounts. , discovered
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9. National Security Archive

Collection of primary source material relating to the use of the atomic bomb in PDF format available from George Washington University.

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Nagasaki, August 10, 1945; photograph by Yosuke Yamahata; used with permission of copyright holder, Shogo Yamahata/Courtesy: IDG films. Photo restoration by TX Unlimited, San Francisco Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II Collection of Primary Sources Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book
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10. The Atomic Bomb, 1939-1945

Article, image galleries and links.

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