These reasons were ultimately enough to convince Truman to use the atomic bomb against Japan, with both Stalin and Churchill approving its use. A list of targets was then drawn up that would, in the words of General Leslie Groves:“Most adversely affect the will of the Japanese people to continue the war.” The list would contain major urban centres, that, up to this point in the war, had escaped American firebombing, as it was hoped their destruction would best demonstrate the full extent of the bomb’s power. The document also stipulated that: The target should be located in a reasonably large urban area It should lie on the Japanese main island area between Tokyo and Nagasaki And that it should possess high strategic value Meeting all of these critea would be the city of Hiroshima, which would then be selected as the first target for a nuclear attack. Located on the main Japanese island of Honshu and home to 340,000 people, it was hoped that its destruction would finally convince the Japanese that they had no other choice but to surrender. With Hiroshima now confirmed as the target, a 9,000 pound atomic bomb, nicknamed ‘Little Boy’, would be transported to the Pacific, where it would arrive on the island of Tinian in the northern Marianas. #ww2 #history #worldwar2 #thelifeguide #worldwarii #shorts #wwii #imperialjapan #pacificwar #facts #historyfacts #historyshorts #openheimer