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Topic	Was the atomic bombing of Japan justified?
Omnislasher 12/13/18 11:21:31 AM #33:	Genocet_10-325 posted... Anyone who says no is a fucking moron who knows nothing about history 1. A ground invasion of Japan would have killed far more civilians 2. It showed the world the destructive power of nukes, there's a reason they haven't been used in war since then Actually, the answer is no, and that is the more common current understanding among serious historians. Japan was ready to surrender anyway. Top U.S. officials fully knew this. The bombs were a message to the soviets; a political decision, not a military one. Gar Alperovitz is one such historian thats done extensive work on this, including writing a book. Here you can see him briefly outline some of the facts in a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDKShn0cQI" data-time="&start=75 <cite>Omnislasher posted [p:914055297] in Was the at... [t:77298109]...</cite> <quote><cite>Genocet_10-325 posted...</cite> <quote>Anyone who says no is a fucking moron who knows nothing about history 1. A ground invasion of Japan would have killed far more civilians 2. It showed the world the destructive power of nukes, there's a reason they haven't been used in war since then</quote> Actually, the answer is no, and that is the more common current understanding among serious historians. Japan was ready to surrender anyway. Top U.S. officials fully knew this. The bombs were a message to the soviets; a political decision, not a military one. Gar Alperovitz is one such historian thats done extensive work on this, including writing a book. Here you can see him briefly outline some of the facts in a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDKShn0cQI" data-time="&start=75</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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