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Or we could try: 1. Nuke city A 2. Demand unconditional surrender 3. Nuke city B ... Seems Imperial Japan was prepared to go to vol 11 on this, so I don't
by maxq 10y ago
Or we could try:
1. Nuke city A
2. Demand unconditional surrender
3. Nuke city B
...
Seems Imperial Japan was prepared to go to vol 11 on this, so I don't think your approach would have worked, unfortunately.
- turar 10y agoWhat was the point of demanding unconditional surrender when Japan was ready to surrender before being nuked, if it kept the Emperor system?
- qbrass 10y agoEven if leaving the emperor in power wasn't just going to lead to a new war in the future. Japan had four conditions for surrender. 1: The imperial government stays in power. 2: The imperial government handles disarmament and demobilizing the military. 3: No occupation of Japan or it's territories. 4: The imperial government handles trial and punishment of their war criminals.
- unusximmortalis 10y agoIt is one thing what you think you are prepared for and another what you really are prepared for when the real test begins.
- andrewflnr 10y agoUh, isn't that exactly what we did?
- qbrass 10y ago0: Demand unconditional surrender.