President Truman was told of the success of the project during a conference with the leaders of Great Britain (Winston Churchill) and the Soviet Union (Stalin) in Potsdam, in occupied Germany. ... During meetings with Stalin, it was noted by Winston Churchill that Truman "told the Russians just where they got on and off and generally bossed the whole meeting" (Davidson 554). ... President Truman and Churchill decided to warn the Japanese of the weapon in an attempt to negotiate surrender without having to use an atomic bomb. ...

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