Explain all the options which Truman had when notified that the atomic bomb was ready in 1945. President Truman, who was thrust into office when President Roosevelt suddenly died in the spring of 1945, basically had three options when it came to the use of the atomic bomb. The military favored a full-scale invasion of the island of Japan. This was to be done in a stepping stone fashion. First by taking over the island of Kyushu …showed first 75 words of 641 total…

…showed last 75 words of 641 total…down side to the use of the atom bomb, besides the loss of civilian lives, was the start of the cold war. Russia started to distrust the United States because we hadn’t included them in the decision to bomb Japan with an atom bomb. Some critics to this day believe we used the atom bomb on Japan to send a message to Russia that we were and always will be the ultimate super power.