The Atomic Age represents the most epic and multi-controversial era in human history. In late 1945, President Harry Truman ordered two atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. However, its impact has led us to debate whether this decision was actually right or not. First, it would be difficult to imagine how Japan would have surrendered without the atomic bomb. Therefore, to save many American lives, President Truman believed it was his duty to end the war as soon as possible. But the bombs took innocent lives and killed civilians indiscriminately. “Atomic Age America” written by Martin The United States was unaware of Soviet espionage on the bomb project because we thought the Soviets would promise to end the Pacific War. But this was not the case, the Soviets recognized the existence of the atomic bomb and wanted to create as many as possible in order to give up control not only of the Pacific, but of Eastern Europe. In the words of former South Carolina U.S. Senator James F. Byrnes, he stated that “the bomb provided a unique opportunity to check Soviet control of Eastern Europe and Asia in the postwar years, and he badly wanted to delay or avoid the entry of the Soviet Union into the war with Japan” (59). In the Potsdam Declaration of July 26, all Allied countries, except the Soviet Union, united to prepare for the end of World War II. President Truman, learning of the success of the Manhattan Project, understood that he had to choose whether or not to abandon World War II. atomic bomb or not; it turned out to be the hardest decision of his life. They decided to subject Japan to “unconditional surrender” (59), but they feared that Japan would not surrender and refused to give up the fight. There was discussion about the use of the atomic bomb or the expectation of Soviet intervention in the Pacific. So the Allies finally ordered “unconditional surrender” to Japan's leadership, which turned out to be what the Allies expected. The Emperor of Japan rejected the request, but there was a point where Japan could surrender on condition