The nukes, by making invasion unnecessary, saved more lives than they took.
Yes, they did.
However idiots ( pardon me for repeating myself ) like this
would have gone for a settled peace after Pearl Harbor
and before Midway.
A family member was aboard an American ship, bound for Japan. His commanding officer lined them up single file. He said, “Look to your right & to your left. Of the three of you, two of you will be killed in the landing on Japan.” They were very sober; then that same day Truman used the bomb on Japan. Then the ship carrying the American soldiers turned around and came HOME. He was a little younger than my father, who was a hardened combat veteran of N. Africa, Sicily, Italy & Germany. He would have been sent to Japan IF Truman hadn’t used the weapon at his disposal. - It was a different time; but will repeat itself if all who would choose war over peace have their way.
I don't think nut cases like this chump, ever considered the ramifications of an invasion of the home islands. It seems to me, those were the only two choices. I am pretty sure the Germans and Japanese were trying to develop nucs. Does anyone with an ounce of brains think they wouldn't have used them?