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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Here's the actual order from your link:
The decision to drop the bomb and the location to drop the bomb were made mostly by airmen monitoring the weather in Japan.
Truman's next order, to CEASE dropping all munitions without strict authorization from himself speaks to that. In a hand written response to General Groves (informing Truman another bomb is ready), Truman writes, "It is not to be released on Japan without the express authority of the President." If you're in control of dropping the bomb, why the need for another order that spells out specifically "Don't drop anything unless *I* say so."? Unless of course, you are re-asserting control over using those devices.
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That cease until express permission order was actually given on the 10th of August. It was previously a "use them when ready on target cities" order.