Which was Harry Truman's rationale for using the atomic bomb on Japan?

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Atomic bombs had not yet been tested, and he wanted to find out how powerful they were.

Advisers misled him to believe that the atomic bomb was much safer than other weapons of the day.

He thought an atomic bomb would kill far fewer people than a military invasion of Japan.

He thought if he destroyed Tokyo with an atomic bomb, Japan would surrender.

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5 June, 16:13

Which was Harry Truman's rationale for using the atomic bomb on Japan?

Question 27 options:

Atomic bombs had not yet been tested, and he wanted to find out how powerful they were.

Advisers misled him to believe that the atomic bomb was much safer than other weapons of the day.

He thought an atomic bomb would kill far fewer people than a military invasion of Japan.

He thought if he destroyed Tokyo with an atomic bomb, Japan would surrender.

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Natalee Stokes · Answer 1

The correct answer is: He thought an atomic bomb would kill far fewer people than a military invasion of Japan.

The common thinking and rationale for the dropping of the Atomic Bomb is that the options were the dropping of the bomb and a full scale invasion of Japan via mainland China which would have resulted in even more death.

Clarence Randolph · Answer 2

He thought an atomic bomb would kill far fewer people than a military invasion of Japan.