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I don't think it's bullshit. I think Navy Admiral William F. Halsey did say those things. "The first atomic bomb was an unnecessary experiment. . . . It was a

I don't think it's bullshit. I think Navy Admiral William F. Halsey did say those things. "The first atomic bomb was an unnecessary experiment. . . . It was a mistake to ever drop it. . . . [the scientists] had this toy and they wanted to try it out, so they dropped it. . . . It killed a lot of Japs, but the Japs had put out a lot of peace feelers through Russia long before."[1] Those are the facts... GP made nothing up. OTOH - the Cold War should be ample evidence of the West's distrust of Stalin and USSR generally. I think it's entirely plausible the motivation to drop the bomb included Soviet deterrence. [1] http://www.doug-long.com/ga1.htm http://www.doug-long.com/ga1.htm

mezentius 5y ago
I made a post about this above, but the difference between a negotiated peace and an unconditional surrender is rather crucial. The Japanese were willing to seek the former but found the latter politically unacceptable until sufficient pressure was applied.
TedDoesntTalk 5y ago
> [the scientists] had this toy and they wanted to try it out, He may have said that, but after reading books on Oppenheimer and other scientists at the Manhatten Project, I don't believe it is accurate
diogenescynic 5y ago
The quote exists but doesn’t mean it’s correct.