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What is the central idea of “The Decision to Drop the Bomb”

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Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. A Normandy-type amphibious 8 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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