Question

President truman chief priority in using the atomic bomb against japan was

Answer 1

As president, it was Harry Truman's decision if the weapon would be used with the goal to end the war. ... President Truman had four options: 1) continue conventional bombing of Japanese cities; 2) invade Japan; 3) demonstrate the bomb on an unpopulated island; or, 4) drop the bomb on an inhabited Japanese city

Answer 2

to save American lives.