If faced with massive destruction and extremely high anticipated civilian casualties with absolutely no hope of victory...yes, surrender is totally rational On

If faced with massive destruction and extremely high anticipated civilian casualties with absolutely no hope of victory...yes, surrender is totally rational Once the US took Guam, the war was over (Guam was close enough to Japan to enable the US to enact a campaign of unlimited bombing). From that point forward, continued conflict was a matter of Japanese leaders sacrificing their own citizens for absolutely no gain