Yup. And the people of Japan believed that Hirohito was a god or godlike.
The bombs were decisive and left little room for argument. The only problem, we only had two. But Japan didn’t know this.
It is ironic that such a weapon forced Japan to surrender which resulted in peace. Since then, Japan has been an ally although sometimes an economic and technological competitor. Without the bomb, the Japan AND the United States would have been a lot worse.
Excellent point - and don't forget, a protracted campaign in Japan might have given Stalin a claim to occupy part of Japan after its eventual defeat. In turn that would have meant the U.S. could not have defended South Korea. The Cold War would have been lost before it began - or would have resulted in a hot war with the USSR over western Europe.
Though sometimes perplexing, MacArthur's brilliance in the occupation in concert with the good qualities of Japanese culture, led to a mostly peaceful world for two generations.