I think, IMHO, that one of the reasons the A-bomb was used on Japan was the fanaticism that her soldiers displayed throughout the war, with the kamikaze being a huge exclamation point at the end of the sentence. The US saw how viciously the Japanese fought for shitty sulpher-filled islands like Iwo Jima and islands in their own backyard like Okinawa and they knew that the Japanese Home Islands would be nothing short of Armageddon, with civilians joining in the fighting, mass suicide attacks etc. So, they looked at the A-bomb as a means of shocking the Japanese government, people and hopefully the Emperor into realizing that US didnt need to invade, they could simply stand-off and systematically level every Japanese city. One bomb, one city. Naturally they didnt have the bombs available to do so, but that's why it's called bluffing. Had they not surrendered, then Operation Downfall would have been put into grisly action.
I can't help but think that the A-bombs might have had a secondary message to the Soviets as well....who knows.
I can't help but think that the A-bombs might have had a secondary message to the Soviets as well....who knows.
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