Two-thirds of Hiroshima was destroyed and 155,200 people were killed by the first bomb, including deaths from radiation within one year (The Guinness Book of Records). ... By destroying Japan, before the Soviets interfere, America would have more control. ... This shows that Truman's decision did not only aim for destruction, but as a warning and a lesson to the Japanese. ... Another 60,000 people had died from their injuries, and radiation. ... I could not worry about what history would say about my personal morality. ...

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