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03-13-2004, 12:59 PM | #42 (permalink) | |
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I'm not going to take a side but some points to consider:
Japan had never been invaded before -- lucky chance kept the Mongols away and many believed that supernatural forces would protect the islands from any invader. Had the bombs not been dropped Russia would have invaded, with ugly results. (eg. lots of deaths on both sides, a post-war divided Japan, etc.) For good or for bad, one of the purposes of dropping the bombs was probably to intimidate the Russians. It is possible that the Japanese would have been willing to negotiate a surrender with conditions, but American insistence on "unconditional surrender" made ending the war without further casualties more difficult. The primary condition desired by Japan, retention of the Emperor, was in the end granted by MacArthur anyway. In its pre-atomic bombing state, Japan's military was hardly a threat to anyone (although parts of China were still occupied). America did not make much of an effort to make clear the power of their new arsenal before using it. Quote:
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03-13-2004, 01:28 PM | #43 (permalink) |
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there are additional things to consider when considering about the bomb:
japan is a series of islands, we all know how bitter island fighting in the pacific was, and if you imagine every person on that island, including women and children raising arms, then everyone would have suffered alot more. japan was an incrediably powerful nation in it's hayday, like lord jeebus said, the fact that the americans demanded an unconditional surrender really didn't help the japanese save face. it's like france demanding that britain hand over it's crown (and it has done several times), we won't have it, and the people would fight bitterly to make sure it didn't happen. basically, america pushed themselves into further bloodshed by not giving some leway. to further clarify my point earlier about how the japanese would react if they knew the americans didn't have another bomb ready (originally they thought that the next target would be tokyo, so to avoid more death, they surrendered, FSOA): you've just had over 100,000 of your fellow countrymen murdered in cold blood in the blink of an eye by an evil invading power intent on destorying your way of life. you find out that they don't have anymore, and their soldiers are on your doorstep. so, you break out the bolt action rifle, and charge at these god forsaken animals in the name of those that died. remember, history is written by the victors. |
03-13-2004, 01:40 PM | #44 (permalink) | |
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I can't recall about that. I'm talking about the implosion type weapons that were being assembled in August. (Which I read about in "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes.)
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03-13-2004, 02:09 PM | #45 (permalink) | ||
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03-13-2004, 02:38 PM | #46 (permalink) | |
follower of the child's crusade?
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03-13-2004, 03:27 PM | #47 (permalink) |
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No personal attacks, please.
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03-13-2004, 11:22 PM | #49 (permalink) |
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Think about this? Would you drop two Nuke bombs today if you though it would put an end to terrorism?
I think the bomb was the best thing that happened. Massive of people who all do the same thing in the name of religion will cause more harm then two bombs. We Americans need to realize the price of freedom is not free. I spent 23 years in the military to speak my peace of mind. Many of my friends died so I may type this so YES we did right. |
03-13-2004, 11:40 PM | #50 (permalink) | |
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http://www.hup.harvard.edu/features/steult/numbers.html states that worldwide, terrorism killed 88000 people between 1970 and 1996, worldwide. Two nuclear bombs of WWII scale would kill in the hundreds of thousands of innocents. It would make me worse than all terrorists of the past generation combined. |
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