[xzins]

And Japanese lives were saved, too. Many more Japanese casualties if an invasion had been fought than would have died by the bombs.

[bert]

that is why the Atomic bombs were the best thing that ever happened to Japan

[Charles Martel]

And Japanese lives were saved, too. Many more Japanese casualties if an invasion had been fought than would have died by the bombs.

Particularly if the Soviets beat us to the invasion of the Japanese home islands, as was quite likely.