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civilization, if they had found it first. that is why we felt compelled to undertake the long and uncertain and costly labor of discovery and production. we won the race of discovery against the germans. having found the bomb we have used it. we have used it against those without warning at pearl harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed american prisoners of war, agains abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. we have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in orde of thousands and thousands of young americans. we shall continue to use it until we completely destroy japans power to make war. only a japanese surrender will stop us. based on the excerpt, what are three reasons president truman provides for the development and use of atomic bombs by the unit atomic bombs caused less destruction and death than other bombs. the axis powers would have been unstoppable if they had developed the atomic bomb first. the atomic bombs needed to be tested in a real - world war scenario in asia. the americans used the bomb to end the war and minimize american casualties. the bombing was necessary to stop aggressive nations that endangered world peace.

Explanation:

• The text mentions that if the Axis powers (implied by "they" in "if they had found it first") had developed the atomic bomb first, it would be a problem. This supports the idea that the Axis powers would have been unstoppable if they had developed the atomic bomb first.
• It states "We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order of thousands and thousands of young Americans", which means the Americans used the bomb to end the war and minimize American casualties.
• The text also says "against those without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare", indicating that the bombing was necessary to stop aggressive nations that endangered world peace.

Answer:

• B. The Axis powers would have been unstoppable if they had developed the atomic bomb first.
• D. The Americans used the bomb to end the war and minimize American casualties.
• E. The bombing was necessary to stop aggressive nations that endangered world peace.