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If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used
- mikhailfranco 3y agoNote that the Soviets invaded Manchuria on the same day as the Nagasaki bomb: 1.5m men, 27k artillery, 5.5k tanks. Not sure how much this factored in the actual Japanese decision to surrender, but it certainly needs to be mentioned in any discussion of a non-nuclear endgame. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Manchuria