Japan. It was in all the newsreels.
Germany surrendered before we touched the first one off in New Mexico. Nuking them after they had surrendered would have been seen as ‘not playing fair’.
I thought we atomiced Japan.
“I called it “sick, irrational inherited guilt”. I urged him not to do anything so destructive and drastic.?”
Wonderful story. True to German friends I have known. And good for you. Its the antithesis of Americanism that the descendants are also guilty of the crimes of the father. Good for you.
And nice seeing you here.