Sobering Awareness of Power
It was obvious that officials at the highest levels made the important decision to release news of the atomic bomb because of the psychological effect it may have in forcing Japan to surrender. However, there are some officials who feel privately it might have been well to keep this completely secret. Their opinion can be summed up in the comment by one spokesman: “Why bother with the psychological warfare against an enemy that already is beaten and hasn’t sense enough to quit and save herself from utter doom?”
BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFEATED BUT HADN’T SURRENDERED.
BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFEATED BUT HADN’T SURRENDERED.