Quebec Agreement General Thomas Handy chief of staff of the United States Army Kokura Niigata atomic bombs Hiroshima Nagasaki
The consent of the United Kingdom was obtained for the bombing, as was required by the Quebec Agreement, and orders were issued on 25 July by General Thomas Handy, the acting chief of staff of the United States Army, for atomic bombs to be used against Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata, and Nagasaki.