Broadcast: 12th July 1945

Starring: Various

Added: Oct 25 2002

For forty-eight hours the world has waited breathlessly for news that would bring an end to World War 2. One of the decisive factors, which brought us to the threshold of peace, was the use of the atomic bomb. This week (1945.07.12) the world viewed with mixed apprehension and hopes the dawn of a new scientific era. The atomic bomb was not unleashed with any surge of elation or glory but in the words of president Truman it was used in order to shorten the agony of war to save the lives of thousands of young Americans. For an interview with the army airmen who dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan here is our AAF reporter.