maxq

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   by maxq 10y ago

   My understanding is the Emperor wanted to surrender, the military did not. We may never know. [Please don't quote Reddit as a ref]
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   by maxq 10y ago

   A "somewhat horrified Kissinger" when chatting to Nixon is comedy beyond Shakespeare! You read that in a mainstream journal? You were played. You typed it yourself? You've been played. You dreamt it? You're a bard.
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   by maxq 10y ago

   Or we could try: 1. Nuke city A 2. Demand unconditional surrender 3. Nuke city B ... Seems Imperial Japan was prepared to go to vol 11 on this, so I don't think your approach would have worked, unfortunately.
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   by maxq 10y ago

   Good catch - so, clearly it was a joke or an expression of cynical acceptance; nukes were never an option
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   by maxq 10y ago

   I suspect the threat of a full-on nuke response to USSR or China, in all eventualities, was sensible ie don't even entertain the thought of any, even deniable or covert actions against us, although we all know we do it to you. Daily. C