the political agenda behind the atomic bomb

Many began their normal routine, as a flash brighter than a thousand suns illuminated the sky. At eight fifteen on August 6th, an American bird flew thousands of feet above the land, planting an egg which would affect the world’s history forever. The wind changed directions several times, as the intensity of the explosion increased; leaving everything that lay in its way, crushed and burned by the deadly radiation which lingered through the stagnant air. Heat rays reached thousands of degrees, as the land was transformed to a pile of rubble in a matter of minutes. America repeated their methods of mass destruction three days later, plowing through yet another city. Not until years later did the scope of these events come to light.
Months before America executed their attack on Japan there was a meeting between the Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, and President Truman. Their discussions on April 25th, 1945 dealt more with the long-range political meaning, rather than...