How did President Harry Truman justify the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japanese cities?
A)
He predicted that a conventional US invasion of the mainland would never
succeed in conquering Japan.
B)
He thought that Japan was on the verge of developing its own nuclear
bombs to use against the United States.
C)
He believed that it saved the lives of many US soldiers who would have
died in a protracted Japanese invasion.
D)
He felt that it was an appropriate revenge for the lives lost during the
bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.