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The Final Months of the War With Japan - https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/the-final-months-of-the-war-with-japan-signals-intelligence-u-s-invasion-planning-and-the-a-bomb-decision/csi9810001.html
An intelligence monograph by Douglas J. MacEachin. Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb Decision |
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Hiroshima: Was it Necessary? - http://www.doug-long.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. |
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National Security Archive - http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
Collection of primary source material relating to the use of the atomic bomb in PDF format available from George Washington University. |
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Official Bombing Order - http://www.dannen.com/decision/handy.html
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. |
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Atomic Bombs - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2125.html
A large collection of links to information relating to the atomic bombing. |
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United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Pacific War) - http://www.anesi.com/ussbs01.htm
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. |
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Nuclear Weapons - History - http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/
Large, comprehensive collection of online documents relating to the bombing and the issues surrounding it. |
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The Last Wave from Port Chicago - http://www.portchicago.org/
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. |
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Atomic Central - http://www.vce.com/atomcentral.html
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. |
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Atom Bomb - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWatom.htm
A brief historical article on the bomb, includes links to articles on related material, definitions, and quotations from primary sources. |
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The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/70-7_23.htm
A well-referenced study of the American decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Louis Morton. |
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CSI Hiroshima Live Project - http://www.csi.ad.jp/hiroshima-live/
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. |
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Hiroshima: Was It Absolutely Necessary? - http://www.spectacle.org/696/long.html
An account that summarizes the events that led to Japan's surrender, and considers other means of achieving surrender by Doug Long. |
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The Atomic Bomb, 1939-1945 - http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/atombomb.htm
Article, image galleries and links. |
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Harnessing of Nuclear Fission - The Story of the Atomic Bomb - http://www.3rd1000.com/nuclear/cruc18.htm
Brief article on the atomic scientists and their experiments from 1934-1945. |
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A-Bomb - The Destroyer of Worlds - http://www.kilroywashere.org/004-Pages/Trinity/Trinity.html
Includes Trinity today, timeline, history, the theory, reasoning, considerations, and the aftermath. |
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Truman’s Motivations: Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War - http://www.johnwcooper.com/papers/atomicbombtruman.htm
Research paper examining the motivations for using the atomic bomb against Japan. |
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Trinity Site - http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/trinity/trin_brochure.html
Full text and photos of a brochure issued by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 1994. |
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Fifty Years from Trinity - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/trinity/
Articles from the Seattle Times to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first nuclear test. |
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When the Earth Caught Fire - http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/gaskill2/bomb.html
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. |