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Re:Transcript of Conversations among German Nuclear Physicis... by tptacek on Friday September 23, 2016 @08:48PM (#12568916)
Yes, the casualty figures for the bombs include radiation.

From what I can tell, it is difficult to make an argument against the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki based on the civilian toll. The pacification of Japan without the bomb would seemingly have led to far more civilian deaths.

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Re:Transcript of Conversations among German Nuclear Physicis... by statictype on Saturday September 24, 2016 @04:50AM (#12570131)
>The pacification of Japan without the bomb would seemingly have led to far more civilian deaths.

Just curious on how you could have arrived at this conclusion?

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Re:Transcript of Conversations among German Nuclear Physicis... by tptacek on Saturday September 24, 2016 @09:23AM (#12570826)
Because just the invasion of Okinawa led to more civilian deaths.
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