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XXII. The Atomic Bombs (cont.)<br />
• Anger at Japanese “beasts” (Pearl<br />
Harbor, Bataan March) affect<br />
Truman/others<br />
• US leaders also assume monopoly on A-<br />
Bomb will benefit postwar USA<br />
• Might deter postwar aggression<br />
• Might encourage USSR concessions (E.<br />
Europe)<br />
• Might end Pacific War before USSR entry<br />
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