ART A: One of the direct results of the decision to drop the atomic bomb was the fact that Japan surrendered, and the war ended. What was an indirect result of the decision to drop the bomb?

The nuclear arms race

Explanation:

The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan ended World War II by leading to the almost immediate surrender of Japan, but it had far-reaching consequences that affect the global order of power even to the present day.

The nuclear arms race between multiple countries that ensued as a result of the debut of nuclear weapons in Japan in 1945 accounted for on of the major dissuasive techniques of the Cold War and remains even today a potential defensive or offensive weapon that strongly moderates aggression towards any power possessing nuclear weapons.