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This image provided by the Museum of World War II Boston shows the operations order for Hiroshima, dated Aug. 5, 1945. According to the museum, this operations order was carried on the Enola Gay in the flight log of Jacob Beser, the radar and electronics specialist. The original copy of the operations order for dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima is on display at the private museum in the Boston suburbs as the deadly attack marks its 70th anniversary. (Museum of World War II Boston via AP)
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Bombs: Special
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That’s now the preferred term to the old “Retarded Bombs” nomenclature
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Upon reading this, Truman stated “I have the utmost faith in our military personnel to carry out these orders dutifully and serve all 52 lunches before 1 in the morning. What a feat.”