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Source: Nuclear physicist Leo Szilard's recollection of a 1945 meeting between James Byrnes and a
group of concerned atomic scientists (1949)
The question of whether the bomb should be used in the war against Japan came up for discussion.
Mr.Byrnes did not argue that it was necessary to use the bomb against the cities of Japan in order to
win the war. He knew at that time, as the rest of the Government knew, that Japan was essentially
defeated and that we could win the war in another six months. At that time Mr. Byrnes was much
concerned about the spreading of Russian influence in Europe. ... Mr. Byrnes' concern about Russia
I fully shared, but his view that our possessing and demonstrating the bomb would make Russia
more manageable in Europe I was not able to share. Indeed I could hardly imagine any premise
more false and disastrous upon which to base our policy, and I was dismayed when a few weeks
later I learned that he was to be our Secretary of State.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fcf707fa2-c802-4c71-917f-163442e73bb9%2F09a04e81-1735-43a5-bcd1-0bbc44ed68eb%2F553iwnh_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Source: Nuclear physicist Leo Szilard's recollection of a 1945 meeting between James Byrnes and a
group of concerned atomic scientists (1949)
The question of whether the bomb should be used in the war against Japan came up for discussion.
Mr.Byrnes did not argue that it was necessary to use the bomb against the cities of Japan in order to
win the war. He knew at that time, as the rest of the Government knew, that Japan was essentially
defeated and that we could win the war in another six months. At that time Mr. Byrnes was much
concerned about the spreading of Russian influence in Europe. ... Mr. Byrnes' concern about Russia
I fully shared, but his view that our possessing and demonstrating the bomb would make Russia
more manageable in Europe I was not able to share. Indeed I could hardly imagine any premise
more false and disastrous upon which to base our policy, and I was dismayed when a few weeks
later I learned that he was to be our Secretary of State.
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