Just learned that in anticipation of invading Japan the government had 500,000 purple hearts minted. We are still using that supply today.
I am one of many who would most likely not be here if not for the bomb.
AT a minimum, the A-bomb probably saved 10,000,000 Japanese lives.
Not true. We could have avoided INTENTIONALLY killing thousands of babies and little old ladies (thus violating the ancient rules of war) AND avoided an invasion had Truman agreed at the outset to a conditional surrender in which the Japanese could keep the emperor. That was the sticking point prior to the bombs. Ironically, despite the A Bombs the Japanese held out for keeping the emperor and Truman finally agreed (thus overruling his hardline New Deal advisors).