20,000 tons of tnt. The japanese began the war from the air at pearl harbor. They were been repaid many fold and the end is not yet. With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form these bombs are now in production, and even more powerful bombs are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of a basic power of the universe, the force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the far east. We are now prepared to destroy more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the japanese have in any city. We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake we shall completely destroy japans power to make war. It was to spaer the japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of july 26th was issued at potstand. Their leaders rejected that ultimatum. If they do not accept
The eventsmore on that led to the bombings when we talk president Harry Trumans grandson, Clifton Truman daniel. 75 years ago today, the uso and the Nuclear Weapons bureau. Gay,ed from the b29 enola the bomb called little boy would explode with an impact of 15 kilotons and be responsible for the death of 237,000 people. That and the bombing of nagasaki on august 9 would propel japan to surrender and the end of world war ii. Good morning. It is washington journal for this thursday, august 6, 20 20. We are going to spend the entire program on the 75th anniversary of the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki and the end of world war ii. Would like to hear from you. Your thoughts on the decision to use the abomb, the end of the war and hiroshimas legacy. Zones, and central time 2027488000. Mountain and pacific 2027488001. World war ii veterans and their families 2027488002. Japaneseamericans, 2027488003. That line also available for your texts. Make sure you tell us where you are texting from
Why do you think your grandfather made that decision . Guest my grandfather always said that he made a decision to end the war and save american and japanese lives. I understand that thats a simplistic answer, but that was something that he stuck to all of his life. For me i have been listening a little bit to the Previous Program the previous guests. It is still today a complicated issue whether it was the right decision to end the war. Whether a blockade would have done the same thing. Whether or not we would have had to invade. For me working with survivors, working with the truman library, for me its more important to listen to the stories, to understand why it happened, why the decision was made. So that we dont do it again. And more broadly so that we can avoid future conflict. I think if we look at all the reasons that we got to where we got in 1945, well have a bert understanding how to head it off again. Although sometimes i dont have much hope for that. Host what sort of reso
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Coronavirus pandemic and Environmental Impact on lowincome communities. Recognized mr. Ali, recognizer five minutes. Recognized for five minutes, sir. [inaudible] you might have to unmute. Can you hear me now . Weaken your you know. You have five minutes please. You missed the best part. Chairman tocco, Ranking Member shimkus and members of the committee on behalf of the National Wildlife federation are 52 state and territorial affiliates in more than six main members, and a thank for the honor of testifying before you today. I was thinking about this testimony, and i was raised and family about this and pentecostal ministers, and my grandmother came to my might and she stepped a favorite verse, and it said do you know what it want . I want justice, oceans of it. I want fairness, rivers of it. Thats what it i want. Thats all i want. My grandmother used to say when you know better, do better. Todays hearing comes at a critical moment in the history of our country. Outline communities ar