Anami told the other cabinet ministers that, under torture, a captured American P-51 Mustang fighter pilot had told his interrogators that the United States possessed 100 atom bombs and that Tokyo and Kyoto would be bombed "in the next few days".
Anami meddelte de andre ministre, at en tilfangetaget amerikansk B-29 pilot under tortur havde fortalt sine afhørere, at USA havde 100 atombomber, og at Tokyo og Kyoto ville blive "indenfor få dage".