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Do you think the Soviet Union would've just stopped at pressure or do you think they would've steamrolled through Japan just like they did in Germany?
by xeromal 5y ago
Do you think the Soviet Union would've just stopped at pressure or do you think they would've steamrolled through Japan just like they did in Germany?
- the_af 5y agoI honestly don't know. Maybe they would have stopped, maybe they would have steamrolled it. It's an alternative to nuking Japan, though, and that's my point.
- xeromal 5y agoOh for sure, I just don't think it's as certain as some people make it out to be. It was a calculated risk just like dropping the bombs.
- InTheArena 5y agoNo - they would not have. In fact, the Soviet Union demanded a piece of the action with a "Soviet Zone" in Japan, just as it had with Berlin and Germany. Truman said no.