The availability of those weapons in the American arsenal left President Truman no choice but to use them. The second atomic weapon was delivered over Nagasaki by the B-29 Superfortress Bocks Car three days later. Ignoring the obvious military situation, the Japanese Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki issued the Japanese refusal to surrender which included these words: 'there is no other recourse but to ignore it entirely and resolutely fight for the successful conclusion of the war.' The alternative,' they said, 'for Japan is prompt and utter destruction'.
Together with Great Britain's Churchill, and Russia's Stalin, the President of the United States urged the Japanese to 'proclaim the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces. President Truman made one last demand, one final appeal. The summer of 1945 was indeed an anxious one as allied and American forces gathered for the inevitable invasion of the Japanese homeland.
This year, 2005, marks the sixtieth year since the end of World War II. On this occasion, the surviving members of the Enola Gay crew would like the opportunity to issue a joint statement. The surviving members of the Enola Gay crew say their mission was just
