[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Oh I have no doubt that they were ready for a land invasion. We would have been cut to pieces. But once the bomb made it's appearance we would not have even attempted a land invasion so the point is moot.

If the coup had been successful they would have been over thrown when the third or fourth bomb had landed. Remember that only half of the die hards that made up the war council were willing to fight to the death. Their base of support was very small indeed. It would have delayed the outcome but probably by no more then a few weeks at most.

[oh8eleven]

But once the bomb made it's appearance we would not have even attempted a land invasion so the point is moot.
Sorry, we disagree again. The fact the Japanese didn't surrender after Hiroshima only reinforced the idea that an invasion was inevitable.

If the coup had been successful they would have been over thrown when the third or fourth bomb had landed.
We only had two - after Nagasaki there were no more.