Truman tells Stalin of a 'new weapon'
1945 · Event
At Potsdam, Truman casually mentions to Stalin that America has a weapon of unusual destructive force. Stalin shrugs and hopes they make good use of it — he has known about the project for years through his spies, and orders the Soviet programme accelerated that night.
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