To put the bombings in further perspective the "healing" benefits of "radiation" were touted by nostrum peddlers in the US and UK before the war. Radiation effects were never considered as a "force multiplier" by planners.
You can find the minutes of the planning meetings online at the Truman Library.
NB: People say that Truman was never notified about the development of the bomb before he became President. True, but neither was his predecessor in the Vice President job. Truman had been in the VP office only since Jan. 20th. and became president less than three months later.
You can find the minutes of the planning meetings online at the Truman Library.
NB: People say that Truman was never notified about the development of the bomb before he became President. True, but neither was his predecessor in the Vice President job. Truman had been in the VP office only since Jan. 20th. and became president less than three months later.
