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Atomic Bomb: Decision Official American documents and personal accounts on the decision to use atomic armaments on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945 respectively. Atomic Bombing Information Links Collection of annotated links relating to the atomic bombing of Japan. Includes Historical, General, Visual, Commentary and Memorial sites. The Final Months of the War With Japan Monograph from the CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence discusses the planning for invasion, alternative scenarios, signal intelligence data, and the decision to use the bomb. The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb A well-referenced study of the American decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Text document. Fifty years from Trinity A group of articles from the Seattle Times to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first nuclear test (code named Trinity). Trinity Site The National Atomic Museum's history of the first atomic bomb test at Trinity Site in New Mexico. The Bomb: When the Earth Caught Fire This examination of popular news media in the months after the atomic bombing of Japan demonstrates the highly contradictory emotions of American scientists, politicians, and the public toward atomic armaments. Hiroshima Live Project Multimedia presentation on the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. Includes photographs, audio and video clips and text of the ceremony with material translated into several languages. Official Bombing Order, July 25, 1945 Original text of the order authorizing the use of atomic weapons against Japan written by General Groves, signed by General Handy and approved by President Truman and Secretary of War Stimson. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Pacific War) Original text of the report on the conduct of the bombing campaign against Japan in the Pacific outlining the factors which influenced decisions in planning. Describes the effects of the atomic bombing in the context of the overall bombing campaign. |
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