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Who authorized the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan?

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Answer:

President Truman authorized the atomic bomb, nicknamed little boy to be dropped on Japan, on the city of Hiroshima.

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Answer:

President Harry S. Truman

Step-by-step explanation:

After Japanese leaders flatly rejected the Potsdam Declaration, President Truman authorized use of the atomic bomb anytime after August 3, 1945.

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