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| Topic | A-bombs contributed nothing to ending WW2 and were known to be unnecessary |
| K181 02/13/18 3:29:32 PM #20: | s0nicfan posted... They were about to surrender to Russia, IIRC. The US bombed them to force a surrender against us because they thought it would produce more favorable terms and limit Russia's influence in the region. I can't even really imagine what a Russia dominated Japan would look like today if it actually went down that way. Russia didn't get involved in the war against Japan until after Hiroshima. Limiting Soviet influence was a factor in the decision-making process, though. It arguably set up a position where they weren't comfortable going after all of Korea, so you definitely could make the argument that it prevented the split of Japan and saved South Korea from the Kim system. --- The poster formerly known as Kakarot181: July 2, 2002 - March 14, 2012. Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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