Executive Decision is the podcast that reviews some of the most significant decisions in history: why they happened; how they happened; and what they ultimately tell us about the process of decision making. In part three of this episode, on Harry S Truman and the decision to drop the atom bomb, we analyze the alternatives to using the bomb and the recommendations of the Interim Committee, and contrast Truman's decision in WWII to those regarding the use of the bomb in the Korean War.