[Cry if I Wanna]

Even if Japan had defeated the U.S. overwhelmingly in the Pacific, we would have probably still developed the bomb and used it one way or the other to beat them.

[Pan_Yan]

If I remember my history correctly Japan’s goal was to knock out our fleet and force us to the negotiating table for a quick victory. When that didn’t happen Yamamoto and others knew they would be crushed by our industry. You could argue that Japan’s strategy was lost when they bombed Pearl Harbor while our carriers were out to sea.