"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] "The World Will Note": President Truman Announces the Atom Bomb [PAR] In this dramatic radio address, Truman told the nation that a bomb had been dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6.