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President Truman was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eisenhower, who was a five star general and witness for the Truman Defense, stated that dropping the bombs actually saved more lives than it killed. The number of casualties was much less than what would have resulted from a flat out battle. William Frederick Halsey Jr., a five star fleet general and witness for the Truman Defense, stated that a land attack would have been suicide for both the US and Japan. Truman himself explained how Japan refused to accept a peaceful negotiation, so dropping the bombs was the only other option. Oppenheimer, who was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project and witness for the T