1. Read the excerpt from a July 1945 report from members of the American intelligence community and answer the question. The Japanese ruling groups are aware of the desperate military situation . . . but still find unconditional surrender unacceptable. The basic policy of the present government is to fight as long and as desperately as possible in the hope of avoiding complete defeat and of acquiring a better bargaining position in a negotiated peace. The Japanese believe that unconditional surrender would be the equivalent of national extinction. Which decision by American leaders was supported by this report's conclusions? (1 point) Responses the decision to use nuclear weapons the decision to use nuclear weapons the decision to intern Japanese Americans the decision to intern Japanese Americans the decision to sell weapons to the Allies the decision to sell weapons to the Allies the decision to use cluster bombs on cities
