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
What has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science and history. On august 6, 1945, the u. S. Detonated the first clear weapon in history over the city of humor shema, followed by a second that the nation over the city of nagasaki. Six days later, japan surrendered, ringing an and to the second world war. I have received a message from the japanese government. Id and this reply a full acceptance of the potsdam declaration. The Unconditional Surrender of japan. Through the work of cspans cities tour, we will share stories of the people that contributed to this worldaltering event. We begin in new orleans. At the National World war ii museum. We are here on the road to tokyo exhibit. Which will take us up through the war in the pacific and asia. One of the interesting aspects of the war in the pacific is how quickly the turning point came. The bombing of pearl harbor just december 1941. About six months later, after the japanese had run wild through the pacific, the battl