Harry Truman approved the use of man’s most powerful weapon, and, today, 64 years ago, Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear bomb.
According to this source, after the bombing of Hiroshima, American airplanes flew over Japanese cities and dropped tens of thousands of pamphlets that said this:
“We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2,000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly assure you it is grimly accurate. We have just begun to to use this weapon against your homeland. If you still have any doubt, make inquiry as to what happened to Hiroshima when just one atomic bomb fell on that city.”
Nagasaki was bombed three days later, on August 9, 1945, with a nuclear bomb 40% more powerful than the bomb used at Hiroshima.
