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Now explain why we decided to vaporize tens of thousands more civilians a few days later.
by ck2 10y ago
Now explain why we decided to vaporize tens of thousands more civilians a few days later.
- JshWright 10y agoA few days later than what?
- e12e 10y agoAugust 6th, 1945: bombing of Hiroshima August 9th, bombing of Nagasaki August 15th, Japan surrenders. One could note that the two bombs were of different design, that both were tested on real cities and real human beings. As for whether or not Soviet or the bombs won the war - or if the bombs made much difference that waiting would not have; it's hard to judge. Here's one take on it: http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/08/07/why_did_japan_surrender/ http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/08...
- JshWright 10y agoI'm still confused by what you meant by "a few days later". The parent comment didn't mention any event for you to be basing your timeline on.
- e12e 10y agoI think the poster meant that first [many] were killed in Hiroshima; and even if that was justified - would that justification apply to dropping another nuclear bomb on Nagasaki [a few days later]?
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- adventured 10y agoJapan's refusal to surrender - so as to bring an end to the vast war Japan started in Asia, and the separate war Japan joined with the Axis on when they declared war on the US and Britain - was the justification for the second bomb. The fact that they refused to surrender after being nuked once, very strongly makes the case that it was unlikely they were going to surrender without an invasion or more nuclear bombings.