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Learn how the decision to use nuclear weapons happened in this clip from The Bomb. After years of massive effort, the bomb became a reality at the successful Trinity test but the fearsome effects of the bomb worried scientists. The Japanense were losing the war and refused to surrender. Watch to find out how President Harry Truman found himself responsible for ending the war and had to make the hard decision between droppping the bomb or continuing their military plan.
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | The Bomb | PBS LearningMedia