Not revenge. Every month sooner that the A-bomb brought the war's end was about 100k-250k civilians saved in the co-prosperity sphere. In the western narrative,

Not revenge. Every month sooner that the A-bomb brought the war's end was about 100k-250k civilians saved in the co-prosperity sphere. In the western narrative, the number of deaths the Japanese caused in their own region is rarely compared against the number who died in the atomic bombings.