The Manhattan Project: The End of World War II

When the Japanese came with surrender terms, Secretary of War Henry Stempson agreed to leave the emperor on the throne just long enough for him to order the surrender. On August 15, 1945, Japan accepted the Potstem Declaration. And a little over two weeks later, Emperor Hirohito signed the document surrendering to America and World War II officially ended. But that's not where our story ends. For we shall return next week for the conclusion to our series on theLong-term effects of radiation poisoning,. The moment in which atomic power becomes an object of fear for U.S. rather than an object of wonder.