[billakay]

I don’t believe that this is true. The Japanese surrender was unconditional.

[Captain Kirk]

No it wasn't. The Japanese insisted on the condition of keeping the emperor and, after much cabinet debate, Truman agreed. A surrender would not have occured, at least at that time, had not Truman agreed. Truman could have had the same deal earlier (and avoided the needless INTENTIONAL mass death of babies, little out ladies, and Japanese Christians) had he pursued this earlier.