Comment by ksynwa
6 days ago
It wasn't the a civilised option. Japan would have lost and surrendered with or without nukes. The USA nuked two cities just to demonstrate their nuclear capabilities to the Soviets.
6 days ago
It wasn't the a civilised option. Japan would have lost and surrendered with or without nukes. The USA nuked two cities just to demonstrate their nuclear capabilities to the Soviets.
One wonders if Stalin would have stuck to his agreement and turned back from Manchuria if we hadn't given them that little demo.