how did Harry Truman defend his decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan? Do you think the abrupt end to the war was worth the mass casualties and long-term effects that resulted because of the bombs? Why or why not?
President Truman had four options: 1) continue conventional bombing of Japanese cities; 2) invade Japan; 3) demonstrate the bomb on an unpopulated island; or, 4) drop the bomb on an inhabited Japanese city.
