• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    23 hours ago

    I think there might be an argument for the first bomb, but the second was completely unnecessary.

      • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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        17 hours ago

        They had literally agreed to surrender before the first bomb dropped, their only condition being that the emperor remain, which the US agreed to anyway.

          • Eq0@literature.cafe
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            9 hours ago

            In our timeline, after two nuclear bombs were dropped, a coup almost happened that would have blocked the surrender of Japan. Would it have been different without the bombs?