[oh8eleven]

Being able to do so much with so little brought home to Japan that when you ran the numbers there was no way to win
Well, maybe by some, but the military still attempted a coup that would have forced an American invasion and up to a million deaths on both side. Fortunately, the coup failed.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Oh there would have been some that would have fought on until they were all dead no doubt about it. Fanatics are remarkably similar in that way.

But it is also true that even in a fanatical society you will find very few that are true fanatics. Even if the coup had momentary success they would have been quickly overthrown. The human instinct is to live, not die.