> The Soviets were on the brink of invading Japan and one of the "reasons" for the use of the atomic weapons was as a show of force / deterrent against the Sovi

> The Soviets were on the brink of invading Japan and one of the "reasons" for the use of the atomic weapons was as a show of force / deterrent against the Soviets Soviet invasion of Japan was discussed in detail on Yalta conference. Don't you think it was a little too late to deter Soviets by bombing Japan? > The book mentioned that many historians think the Japanese were motivated to surrender more by the Soviet threat of invasion than by the atomic bombings. Japanese emperor mentioned both of them when he addressed the nation. I wonder why those historians wasn't aware of that.