The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Uni
on in the post-WWII era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan’s unconditional surrender. Evaluate this statement using the documents and your knowledge of the military and diplomatic history of the years 1939 through 1947.
<span>There's really not a whole lot of truth to this
statement. The dropping of the two atomic bombs of Japan were thought to
be the only possible way to get Japan to surrender. </span>
