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Military and political leaders in the United States during World War II publicly justified the use of atomic weapons on Japan because they argued that

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The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary for victory in World War II and were used primarily as a tool to impress and contain the Russians
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C) it would save perhaps a million lives that would be lost in an amphibious assault on Japan.

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