Issues that Truman had to consider in 1945

Dropping the bomb would

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Dropping the bomb
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N#T dropping the bomb
would $%#&'&LY
N#T dropping the bomb
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Give the USSR the chance to advance into China and possibly even share the occupation of Japan after the war.
Kill thousands of Japanese civilians
Stop the USSR from advancing too far.
Mae Japanese surrender !uicly
Give a terrible shoc to the Japanese government and people
Mae the war drag on for another year" causing further heavy #llied casualties
Mean that the #llies would have to invade Japan to force her to surrender.
Save thousands of #llied lives
Suggest that the US# was afraid to use it.