Atomic Bomb A Decison of Life or Death
... Ultimately, I think that Truman chose the Atom Bomb because of its reliability, and impact for years to come. ... , I see the Atomic Bomb as our last resort, and the only way out of the conflict. ... had the option of threatening Japan with the bomb in hopes that they would see how much damage we could cause and surrender. However, the Atom Bomb was a top secret project, and disclosing any information about it could sabotage the mission, leaving this option out. ... I think a lot of the proof that they would not have surrendered lies in the fact that even after the initial bomb was dropped they were still urelenting. Japan waited until a second bomb was dropped to surrender. Trumans choice to bomb Japan was the only choice in my eyes.