[Wonder Warthog]

"We could always have went back to cities later, except this time with more of a superior moral position."

We only had the two bombs. Bottom line...it worked. So, no, that was not an option.

[MercyFlush]

There was a third bomb being prepped when Japan surrendered. It’s not a secret.

By the end of 1945 we had about 20-24 functional devices in inventory that would have been used if needed.

[ladyjane]

"We could always have went back to cities later,

We could not have gone back after Pearl Harbor. They started it all.