The central factor in Truman’s decision To use the atomic bomb was the United States rivalry with the Soviet Union not ending the war with japan. Identify two sources listed below that could be used to support this theis

President Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 with a very clearly defined double objective: on the one hand, to finally end the confrontation with Japan through a forceful blow directly applied on Japanese territory, generating a moral and material impact that would discourage any kind of attempted response by the Japanese Empire; and on the other, in a covert but strategically brilliant way, to send a message to the Soviet Union, which was already beginning to rival America regarding the leadership of the allied side and, therefore, of the world reconstruction that would take place after the war.

Thus, the nuclear bombs showed the Soviets that America was prepared weaponistically to bring destruction to any of its enemies, acting as a deterrent to prevent the Soviets from deciding to confront the United States once World War II was over.

honestly i love the walking dead, mainly the quotes. “well, pardon me young man, excuse the [insert bad word here] out of my gosh darn french, but did you just threaten me? ” sksk (of course it's not the exact words)