A Chunk of Trinitite Reminds Us of the Power of the Atomic Bomb

Re:A Chunk of Trinitite Reminds Us of the Power of the Atomi... by secabeen on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:00PM (#20770164)

There has also been some debate about the factors that contributed to the Japanese surrender:

https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/debate-over-japanese-...

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Re:A Chunk of Trinitite Reminds Us of the Power of the Atomi... by cryptonector on Thursday August 22, 2019 @08:52PM (#20773734)

I've read enough of that to reach this conclusion:

- the motives for dropping the bombs were various, and it depends on whom you asked, but also dropping the bombs was not that significant a thing to the Japanese (for reasons given above),

- wanting an unconditional surrender seems like a legitimate or plausibly legitimate motive,

- and the Soviet entrance in the war definitely sharpened minds all around.

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