In the middle of the meeting, shortly after 11:00, news arrived that Nagasaki, on the west coast of Kyūshū, had been hit by a second atomic bomb (called "Fat Man" by the United States).
Midt i mødet, kort efter kl. 11, kom nyheden om at Nagasaki, på vestkysten af Kyūshū, var blevet ramt af en atombombe (kaldet "Fat Man").