President Harry S. Truman made the decision to bomb the two Japanese cities. He believed that the devastation would bring an end to the war sooner than continuing to fight in endless ground skirmishes around the world. More than 200,000 people were killed, and thousands more died later of radiation sickness. Truman was right-the Japanese surrendered a couple of weeks after Nagasaki was destroyed. Was it worth it? How might things have been different if Truman had not made that fateful decision?