The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan in August 1945 after

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The decision to drop a second atomic bomb on Japan was made because the Japanese government did not provide a response to the first bomb, dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The United States had given an ultimatum to Japan to surrender, but the Japanese failed to respond. As a result, President Truman authorized the use of a second atomic bomb, which was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

The United States Dropped a Second Atomic Bomb on Japan