According to the excerpt, which is the most likely reason that president truman decided to drop atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki?

a. the japanese started the war, so it was up to the united states to end it by any means.

b. dropping the bomb would prevent the additional loss of human lives that might result from a prolonged war.

c. president truman believed it would be cheaper than a land war in japan.

d. president truman hoped to promote american business interests.