How did Stalin react
to the bombs?

They are killing the Japanese and intimidating us he told Molotov Stalin's reaction, argues historian David Holloway, was to play 'hard ball', and he instructed his diplomats to take a tougher position against the west

Explanation:

surprised by the deployment of the atomic bomb and its effect.

Explanation: There is no doubt that Stalin saw the dropping of the Bomb as directed more at Russia than Japan: 'They are killing the Japanese and intimidating us' he told Molotov. ... Stalin's reaction, argues historian David Holloway, was to play 'hard ball', and he instructed his diplomats to take a tougher position against the west.

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