“But, Mr. Secretary,” said Alger Hiss, “no one can ignore the terrible power  of this weapon.” “Nevertheless,” said Stettinius, “our entire postwar  program depends on terrifying the world with the atomic bomb.” “To  accomplish … Continue reading Japanese were already privately SUING FOR PEACE, which presented a grave crisis. The atomic bomb would not be ready for several more months. “We have already lost Germany,” Stettinius said. “If Japan bows out, we will not have a live population on which to test the bomb.” [Proof the U.S. is the #1 Evilest Nation in the World.] Motivated by Racial Hatred and Religious Bigotry.