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Read these words from President Truman's 1963 letter.

I knew what I was doing when I stopped the war that would
have killed half a million youngsters on both sides if those
bombs had not been dropped. I have no regrets and, under
the same circumstances, I would do it again.
-President Harry S. Truman Letter to Chicago journalist Irv
Kupcinet, August 5, 1963
Based on this expert what conclusion did truman most likely reach about using the atomic bomb on japan

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Answer: B, it was necessary to save as many lives as possible by ending the fighting quickly.

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Judging from this personal reflection, former president Harry Truman was convinced that he did the right thing when he approved throwing two atomic bombs on two Japanese cities (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) in 1945. The US forces were preparing to invade the Japanese main islands, what would be very bloody and cost the lives of hundreds of Americans. Truman faced a dilemma : launch the invasion and suffer hundreds of thousands of casualties or use the atomic bomb to bring about a faster end to the war. He chose the second option. In the letter he shows no regret.

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