Should America use the atomic bomb or not ?

A petition to the POTUS regarding the use of the atomic bomb (1945) Petition written by Leo Szilard and signed by 68 scientists including R E Lapp, R S Mulliken, E P Wigner, George S. Monk, Leo Szilard, J. J. Nickson, W. H. Zachariasen, Francis R. Shonka, John A. Simpson jr, Walter Bartky, John P. Howe, Frank Foote. Discoveries of which the people of the United States are not aware may affect the welfare of this nation in the near future. The liberation of the atomic power which has been achieved places atomic bombs in the hands of the Army. It places in your hands, as Commander-in-Chief, the fateful decision whether or not to sanction the use of such bombs in the present phase of the war against #Japan. We, the undersigned scientists, have been working in the field of #atomic power. Until recently we have had to fear that the United States might be attacked by atomic bombs during this war and that her only defense might lie in a counterattack by the same means. Today, with the defeat of Germany, this danger is averted and we feel impelled to say what follows: The war has to be brought speedily to a successful conclusion and attacks by atomic bombs may very well be an effective method of #warfare. We feel, however, that such attacks on Japan could not be justified, at least not until the terms which will be imposed after the war on Japan were made public in detail and Japan were given an opportunity to surrender. (July 17th, 1945) YOUTUBE CHANNELS COOKING WITH BENOIT :    / @cookingwithbenoit   TRAVEL J'ADORE :    / @traveljadore   WEB TRAVEL J'ADORE : https://www.traveljadore.com/