"The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base"
That was because we wished in this first attack to avoid, insofar as
... [DOC] [TLE] Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb | Mises Institute [PAR] Nov 24, 2010 ... On August 9, 1945, he stated, "The world will note that the first atomic bomb was 
dropped on Hiroshima, a military base.