Stupid article. The emperor of Japan referred to the bomb in his surrender speech and part of the military tried to stage a coup to keep the emperor from surrendering. Even after two atomic bombs it was a close thing.
Stupid article. The emperor of Japan referred to the bomb in his surrender speech and part of the military tried to stage a coup to keep the emperor from surrendering. Even after two atomic bombs it was a close thing.
Japan promoted the idea that because the bomb ‘was nuclear’ as their justification for their surrender - truth in fact the (in relative terms, low yield…) nuclear bombing was not nearly as devastating or power-laden as the ongoing firebombing campaign occurring elsewhere throughout Japan’s major cities and industrial areas…The nukes were merely an an visual exercise to warn Stalin against invading remaining Europe…
Stupid article. The emperor of Japan referred to the bomb in his surrender speech and part of the military tried to stage a coup to keep the emperor from surrendering. Even after two atomic bombs it was a close thing.
Japan promoted the idea that because the bomb ‘was nuclear’ as their justification for their surrender - truth in fact the (in relative terms, low yield…) nuclear bombing was not nearly as devastating or power-laden as the ongoing firebombing campaign occurring elsewhere throughout Japan’s major cities and industrial areas…The nukes were merely an an visual exercise to warn Stalin against invading remaining Europe…
You know exactly nothing about it.
Glad you can get along by playing checkers :)