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TBH either way you cut it the bombs would've been dropped be it legitimate or not in your eyes.
Harry S. Truman had a tough decision to make, but the final choice was simple for him: do it or face impeachment.
I don't remember the exact quote but it something like "Mr. President, what will you tell Congress a year from now that you had a way of ending the war and didn't use it."
As for Japan - in the end the Emperor had the ultimate call. Despite arguments on both sides, its the Emperor's final choice.
IMO a war council vote means shit because if the Emperor said "game over" they listened - on the flipside the bombs defenitely influenced his final choice (as did an attempted coup by hard-liners).
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