Not only was Truman’s presidency launching another era of fear, but his atomic diplomacy will encourage it. …show more content…
Stalin's methods to procure wealth conflicted with the United Nations’ goal to secure peace within the world. http://www.dannen.com/decision/potsdam.htmlLeading up to the bombing, Truman made it known at the US on July 24th that the US had a nuclear weapon in order to indicate potential power if Russia was to step out of line. Soviet Marshal Georgii Zhukov’s version of this incident was that it indicated that “the US Government intended to use the atomic weapon for the purpose of achieving its Imperialist goals from a position of strength in “the cold war.” However, Stalin did not take these potential threats into consideration, since he was preoccupied with the previous treatment that the British and the US displayed post-war. Russia’s previous embankment on rampaging parts of Europe convinced Truman the power must be demonstrated through a stronger military so its presence would be known