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When President Truman chose to use the atomic bomb against Japan in 1945, he did so having a clear knowledge of all the intricate issues surrounding this decision. ... Truman made the right decision in dropping the bomb and here is why. ... This appalling and unprovoked assault on the Hawaiian base could have easily been enough of a reason to launch the atomic bomb on Japan if the technology to do so had been around in 1941. ... Truman saw this as an inconceivable risk to take, especially with the completion of the atomic bomb so close. The bomb had the ability to save the lives of countless US soldiers. ... Not only would the bomb mean the end of military combat, but in rendering the planned invasion useless, it would also allow the United States to retain the upper hand in dealings with the Soviet Union. ... Truman never claimed that the atomic bomb would be used as a direct threat towards Stalin, but he probably figured that it could not hurt to flex a little nuclear muscle. ... Keeping the Soviet Union under control in the postwar world was of the utmost important; dropping the bomb seemed like a great way to accomplish this feat. ... The United States had an ace up its sleeve in the form of an atomic bomb. ... Aside from all the international reasons that determined the use of the atomic bomb, there was still the domestic issue of spending two billion dollars on a weapon. ... It would not have been enough for the United States to present the world with an isolated demonstration of the bomb’s power, this expensive force needed to be utilized under tangible circumstances.