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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?

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The beginning of the nuclear arms race and increased tension between the US and Soviet Union, along with debates about the moral and ethical implications of using atomic weapons, were indirect results of the decision to drop the atomic bomb.

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