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Why did President Truman decide to bomb Hiroshima? Japan also had an atomic bomb. Japan’s military grew stronger. Japan refused to surrender. Japan wanted the war to continue.
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Why did President Truman decide to bomb Hiroshima?

Japan also had an atomic bomb.
Japan’s military grew stronger.
Japan refused to surrender.
Japan wanted the war to continue.

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Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. A Normandy-type amphibious landing would have cost an estimated million casualties. Truman believed that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well. Prolonging the war was not an option for the President.
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