Next month marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read the attached document (online version available here (https://www.nps.gov/articles/trumanatomicbomb.htm) outlining four options President Truman had to choose between before ultimately deciding to use nuclear weapons. Do you find any of the alternatives preferable to the decision Truman ultimately made? Based upon your understanding of international conflict, peacemaking, and the particularities of nuclear weapons, do you think Truman had any better options besides those listed in the article to bring World War II to an end?
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