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Person
Harry S. Truman
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953, who gave the order to use the atomic bomb.
- Dates
- 1884–1972
- Also known as
- Harry Truman
- Wikidata
- Q11613
Connections 4
head of
- United States government President Primary record 123
involved in
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima gave the order Primary record 1
- Atomic bombing of Nagasaki gave the order Primary record 1
- Potsdam Conference Primary record 45
Timeline 1 date
- 1884–1972 Harry S. Truman
Proof 5 sources
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Manhattan Project: Japan Surrenders, August 10-15, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
on July 25, 1945, President Harry S. Truman gave the order to commence atomic attacks on Japan as soon as possible.
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Manhattan Project: The War Enters Its Final Phase, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
Truman had not been privy to many of Roosevelt's internal policy deliberations and had to be briefed extensively in his first weeks in office.
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Statement by the President Announcing the First Atomic Explosion in the U.S.S.R., 23 September 1949, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum (Public Papers of the Presidents), 23 Sep 1949.
Primary record
We have evidence that within recent weeks an atomic explosion occurred in the U.S.S.R.
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Manhattan Project: Potsdam and the Final Decision to Bomb, July 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
Stalin showed little interest, replying only that he hoped the United States would make "good use of it against the Japanese."
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Manhattan Project: Evaluations of Trinity, July 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
Operated on this morning. Diagnosis not yet complete but results seem satisfactory and already exceed expectations.
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