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by nabeards 312 days ago
This is specifically called out as a reason in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. I was there just a few weeks ago. It's also available here:

https://hpmmuseum.jp/modules/exhibition/index.php?action=Cor...

"The United States believed that ending the war with an atomic bombing would help prevent the Soviet Union from extending its sphere of influence."