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The Final Months of the War With Japan
An intelligence monograph by Douglas J. MacEachin. Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb Decision
www.cia.gov
The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
A well-referenced study of the American decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Louis Morton.
www.army.mil
Full text and photos of a brochure issued by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 1994.
www.ninfinger.org
This examination of popular news media in the months after the atomic bombing of Japan demonstrates the highly contradictory emotions of American scientists, politicians, and the public toward atomic armaments.
mcel.pacificu.edu
Multimedia presentation on the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, and includes photographs, audio and video clips, and text of the ceremony with material translated into several languages.
www.csi.ad.jp
Authorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japanese cities, drafted by General Groves and approved by President Truman and Secretary of War Stimson at Potsdam on July 25, 1945.
www.dannen.com
United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Pacific War)
Original text of the report on the conduct of the bombing campaign against Japan outlining the factors which influenced decisions in planning, and describes the effects of the atomic bombing in the context of the overall bombing campaign.
www.anesi.com
A large collection of links to information relating to the atomic bombing.
www.japan-guide.com
Hiroshima: Was It Absolutely Necessary?
An account that summarizes the events that led to Japan's surrender, and considers other means of achieving surrender by Doug Long.
www.spectacle.org
A collection of material on the development and use of the atomic bomb as well as the effects on society of the existence of the bomb, and includes photos, video clips, atomic tests, accidents and links.
www.vce.com
Article and quotes which explore the premise that the a-bombings were probably not necessary to conclude the war, and includes diary excerpts from Truman and Stimson, bibliography, biographies of major figures, and links.
www.doug-long.com
The Last Wave from Port Chicago
Details of the July 17, 1944 explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine, including documents and circumstances that point to the possibility of the first ever nuclear explosion.
www.portchicago.org
A-Bomb - The Destroyer of Worlds
Includes Trinity today, timeline, history, the theory, reasoning, considerations, and the aftermath.
www.kilroywashere.org
Truman’s Motivations: Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War
Research paper examining the motivations for using the atomic bomb against Japan.
www.johnwcooper.com
Large, comprehensive collection of online documents relating to the bombing and the issues surrounding it.
www.nuclearfiles.org