The atomic bomb is the last image is the reason we haven’t had a world war in 70 years. It has saved more lives that it took. It’s the reason you sleep safe in your bed at nights. It was essential in ending the war against the Axis. You guys need to be grateful.
The US only dropped the A-Bombs on Japan because they didn’t want the Soviets to gain even more post-war leverage, they killed civilians in the many tens of thousands just for political leverage.
… and to avoid a boots-on-ground invasion of the main landmass of Japan, which would have cost probably a million soldiers lives, and who knows how many Japanese civilians.
Not quite. That’s the line they gave for justifying murdering a hundred thousand civilians, the reason was to stop the Soviets from gaining further influence, as they had just declared war on Japan and stood to gain even more post-war cred after defeating the Nazis.
The atomic bomb is the last image is the reason we haven’t had a world war in 70 years. It has saved more lives that it took. It’s the reason you sleep safe in your bed at nights. It was essential in ending the war against the Axis. You guys need to be grateful.
Napalming kids though, harder to defend….
The US only dropped the A-Bombs on Japan because they didn’t want the Soviets to gain even more post-war leverage, they killed civilians in the many tens of thousands just for political leverage.
Ok, I assumed it was in retaliation for Pearl harbour?
You mean the military target? As opposed to the civilian targets of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
No. The firebombings of Tokyo more than made up for that.
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… and to avoid a boots-on-ground invasion of the main landmass of Japan, which would have cost probably a million soldiers lives, and who knows how many Japanese civilians.
Not quite. That’s the line they gave for justifying murdering a hundred thousand civilians, the reason was to stop the Soviets from gaining further influence, as they had just declared war on Japan and stood to gain even more post-war cred after defeating the Nazis.