The US government in 1945 knew that Japan would soon surrender and therefore there was no military need to use nuclear weapons.

With such controversial a claims, it is always possible that it was fabricated. I don't think that is the case here. That article is followed by several others about issues including the damage done by Dirty Uranium in Iraq and felony charges against nonviolent protesters at a base storing uranium for nuclear weapons.

Some of these points I already know are valid.