[bombs] the Natural Power of the universe is harnessed in the new atomic bomb, its tremendous possibilities are explained in this church. In this chart. The mightiest, most destructive bombs yet produced, such as englands terrifying grand slam weighing 11 tons are puny midgets compared to the new atomic wonders. One of the first to smash the atom was dr. Ernest lawrence of california, inventor of the cyclotron, the atom smashing machine. With global war, the government stepped into the picture. General groves, head of the project, teamed up with the government director of science and research and dr. Richard tolman, a technological expert. Seeking for the best base material to carry the explosive atoms, hundreds of prospectors arranged the prospect of alberta. Scientists made and counted tests before deciding on uranium, which contains atoms easiest of all to crack. 2 billion went into research and planning like this one in richland, washington, one of the worlds most closely guarded secrets, it was developed and widely separated areas. Even the thousands of men and women working on the project had no idea of the staggering energy they were to release. Commanding the vast project at richland is colonel fd matthias, left. Located at oak ridge, tennessee, one of our biggest sources of water power, is the largest of the three atomic bomb plants. Nearly 100,000 workers swarmed into oak ridge, which mushroomed into one of our largest war production communities, creating the fifth largest city in tennessee. But the results justified the tremendous efforts. The great influx of atomic bomb producers called for thousands of prefabricated homes. Hundreds more families arrived and failing to find other accommodations, set up housekeeping in trailer town. Merchants were quick to supply the demands of the sprawling war center. The city of hiroshima, the russians joined the United States and britain. Red square reviews his troops. The russian decision to join, the president reports on the startling developments that seal japans fate. We are now prepared to destroy more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the japanese have in any city. We shall destroy their docs, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake, we shall completely destroy japans power to make war. It was to spare the japanese people from ultimate destruction that the ultimatum was issued at potts dam. Their leaders promptly rejected that ultimatum. If they do not now accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air the like of which has never been seen on this earth. Behind this air attack will follow sea and land forces in such numbers and power as they have not yet seen and with the fighting skill of which they are already well aware. This is American History tv on cspan three, where each weekend, weise we feature 48 hours of programs exploring our nations past. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the cspan cities tour travels the country exploring the american story. Since 2011, we have been to more than 200 communities across the nation peered like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Next, a look at one of our cities tour visits. The battleship missouri, 53,000 ton whole ship of the fleet. Become the scene of an unforgettable ceremony, marking a complete and formal surrender of japan. In the bay of tokyo itself the , United States destroyer buchanan comes along, bringing representatives of the allied powers to witness the capitulation. General of the army douglas , macarthur, supreme allied commander for the occupation of japan, boards the missouri. Fleet admirable fleet admiral nimitz and admiral halsey