The two atom bombs SAVED Japan.
One million Allied casualties were projected for the land invasion of Japan.
Many of these men would have been our fathers and grandfathers.
At least five million dead Japanese would have been the result, and the complete ruination of their country.
And when you think about it, after Hiroshima, they still would not give up—so Nagasaki is completely on them.
They were fortunate we were the enemy. The Soviets would have demolished them. We saved them from that fate as well.
Well said 82. (The Russian angle is not spoken of to much either for some reason). The first Bomb did not convince the sneaky Japs to give up. Right after that first one went BOOM, Harry Truman gave his “If they do not accept our terms of surrender they can expect a rain of ruin from the air the likes never seen before on Earth” speech. (A ‘Rain of Ruin’....Hehehe, I love that line!!) They still would not quit so Harry fed ‘em another one! BOOM again! That did the trick!