Venik wrote:

Truman's decision to use the A-bombs was opposed by most of his military
advisers

That's not correct. There were descenting voices but they were the minority.

including Le May, Eisenhower and MacArthur

Only 1 of 3. Eisenhower was the only one of the above who opposed it.
MacArthur, after the war, admitted he was upset when told of the decsion, but
he made no protest. LeMay fully supported it.

And the public
reaction in the US to the use of the A-bomb was split close to the
middle.

Wrong. The U.S. public didn't care what device was used, just that it ended the
war. There was no public descent outside of scientific circles.

In the end, the US changed its policy of Unconditional Surrender

Wrong. The U.S. chose to allow the Emporer to stay because they felt it would
allow for a more secure occupation.

And the use of the nukes
allowed the US to obscure this rather embarrassing policy change from
public scrutiny, as well as to give Stalin something to think about.

Wrong. No reputable historian would agree with that statement.

Truman even
attributed Stalin's lack of response to the news of the A-bomb test to
his failure to grasp the significance of the event.

What history books are you reading? Truman never briefed Stalin on the results.
He briefed Churchill, but never told Stalin a thing.


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everyone on Bear Creek"