Ken Nichols, the District Engineer of the Manhattan Engineer District, wrote that at the beginning of August 1945, "lanning for the invasion of the main Japanese home islands had reached its final stages, and if the landings actually took place, we might supply about fifteen atomic bombs to support the troops."
Ken Nichols, der var distriktingeniør for Manhattan Engineer District, skrev, at i begyndelsen af august 1945 havde "lanlægningen af invasionen af ​​de vigtigste japanske hjemmeøer nået sin sidste fase, og hvis landgangene faktisk fandt sted, kunne vi levere omkring femten atombomber til at støtte tropperne".