Re:AI at Google: our principles
by aurailious on Friday June 08, 2018 @11:30AM
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> there was almost nothing left worth hitting in strategic terms.
The bombing campaign leading up to the atom bombs specifically left about 5-6 cities relatively untouched. There were still major strategic targets left in August. They did this to test their effectiveness on cities, as a demonstration to the soviets, and to destroy morale.
Demonstrating their effectiveness to the soviets is why they didn't drop them in Tokyo bay.
The bombing campaign leading up to the atom bombs specifically left about 5-6 cities relatively untouched. There were still major strategic targets left in August. They did this to test their effectiveness on cities, as a demonstration to the soviets, and to destroy morale.
Demonstrating their effectiveness to the soviets is why they didn't drop them in Tokyo bay.