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  2. Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises into the air from the hypocenter.. Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 respectively at the close of the Pacific War theater of World War II (1939–45).

  3. Harry Truman’s world-changing decision: the atomic bomb and ...

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    On this day in 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands were killed instantly and the toll, together with the atomic bombing of Nagasaki several days ...

  4. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) ... The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945 respectively, ...

  5. File:Truman on Hiroshima.oga - Wikipedia

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    English: An edited clip of Truman talking about the bombing of Hiroshima. This is an extract from a radio report to the American people on the Potsdam Conference that was recorded at the White House by Columbia Broadcasting System on August 9, 1945.

  6. Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) (Japanese:原爆傷害調査委員会, Genbakushōgaichōsaiinkai) was a commission established in 1946 in accordance with a presidential directive from Harry S. Truman to the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council to conduct investigations of the late effects of radiation among the atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [1]

  7. Potsdam Declaration - Wikipedia

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    In a widely broadcast speech after the bombing of Hiroshima, which was picked up by Japanese news agencies, Truman warned that if Japan failed to accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, it could "expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth."

  8. The Richest and Poorest US Presidents - AOL

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    Harry Truman Net Worth: $7.33 Million. ... Truman ended World War II when he ordered the destruction of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons, the only two times in ...

  9. Surrender of Japan - Wikipedia

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    On 6 August 1945, at 8:15 am local time, the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Sixteen hours later, American President Harry S. Truman called again for Japan's surrender