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Wars are won by the countries that have the largest manufacturing capacity. This is what happened in World War 2 - the American and Russian manufacturing capaci
by hoodoof 10y ago
Wars are won by the countries that have the largest manufacturing capacity. This is what happened in World War 2 - the American and Russian manufacturing capacity overwhelmed that of the Germans and Japanese.
- andrewstuart2 10y agoWell, that and the two nuclear bombs.
- hoodoof 10y agoJapan's military power was broken before the bombs were dropped.
- vkou 10y agoThe war was won at that point - the only question was how long it would take to win it.
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- bayesian_horse 10y agoThere's much controversy whether the decision to surrender was reached with knowledge of the bombs or before.
- Nokinside 10y agoThat was true in the WW2. Access to energy being another big factor. Germany and Japan were essentially cut off from oil. There will never be major conflict between nuclear powers where decisive victory is possible. There can only be limited regional conflicts that are won or lost. If the stakes become higher than that, it will be tie or everybody loses. The idea that US, Russia or China could surrender is not reality.