The story began when on August 2, 1939, a month before World War II began in Europe, Albert Einstein signed a letter addressed to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Concede in careful terms, the letter stated that recent nuclear research indicated extremely powerful bombs of a new type, based on Uranium, might soon be possible. Einstein warned that the

On August 9, another nuclear bomb was dropped, but this time on the port city of Nagasaki. Many more bombs were being readied, but President Truman gave orders to halt the attacks, saying he didn't like the killings of "all those kids." In the face of die-hard military opposition at home, Emperor Hirohita forced the issue of surrender and acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. "I cannot bear to see my innocent people suffer any longer," he said, "ending the war is the only way to relieve the nation from the terrible distress with which it is burdened...The time has come when we must bear the unbearable." (Thomas 323)

A week before the end of their training in Nebraska, the men of 393rd had been proud that their squadron's record was way above average. They had expected to go over seas soon, but instead the crew had been shuffled off to Wendover. There weren't even any bombers at Wendover, just a few rundown planes. Furthermore, by breakfast time, MPs were every where, their motorcycles and jeeps sent scuds of dust into the air which the 393rd had never tasted before. (Thomas 24) It permeated their clothes, skin, and the food as well. However, despite the difficulties the crew members faced, they constantly were pleaded by their senior officers to at least give "the place a chance." But how could they? The security exceeded the limits. The Manhattan project agents attached to the base post office read even the letters written by the crew of 393rd. They would decide whether the letter sent did or did not contravene security. If it did not, the letter was allowed to be mailed. But if otherwise, the letter ended up on Major Uanna's desk, head of the security at Wendover, where watchful major made sure the writers were sufficiently scared by the time they left his office to be more careful in the future about what they wrote home. Nonetheless a long day of work was well rewarded. The 393rd was the best fed-unit in the service. Tibbet was known to send a transport plane thousands of miles to collect cargo of tropical fruit. Fresh fish from New Orleans, Miami, and San Francisco were regular items on the menu. Tibbet not only served his men classy food, but also took care of his men other ways. For instance, whenever his men tangled with the police in Salt Lake city over traffic violations or rowdy behavior or for just getting involved with local married women, he intervened. And therefore consequently these treats caused the 393rd to gradually become one of the most causally attired units in the Air Force or any other force for that matter. But this did not bother Tibbet for he made it clear that he was not overly concerned with smart salutes, knife-edged creases in khakis, or gleaming toecaps. All that concerned him was a man's capacity to work well. [Thomas 52]

Shortly somewhere around 3:00 p.m. on August 4, the 509th's briefing hut was packed. The hushed murmuring in the room ceased as Tibbet announced the targets in order of priority, starting with Hiroshima, then Kokura, and Nagasaki. He thereupon assigned three B-29s to serve as weather scouts. Eatherly's Straight Flush would go to Hiroshima, Jabbit III, commanded by Major John Wilson, would fly to Kokura, and The Full House, piloted by Major Ralph Taylor was given Nagasaki. (Stoff 226)

Also leave IT here." (Herbert 30)

Bad weather called for bombing by radar, but bombing by radar had been previously considered and rejected. After considerably study, experts had concluded that it is apparently quite possible to completely misinterpret the images on the radar screen; a section of rural Japan could be mistaken for a city. With radar bombing and a good operator, the chance of placing the bomb within a given 1,000 feet circle was about one percent to two percent. This figure took into account the fact that the probability of entirely missing the target area was from 70% to 50%. By bombing visually, however, in a clear weathe

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