History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II (2020)

Re:History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during Wor... by ezconnect on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:42PM (#30363035)

I would have agreed on the use of the atomic bomb if they didn't use it on a city. They could have demonstrated on a smaller island or a navy outpost near Japan or on Japan. The US have shown no pity bombing city and killing innocents during world war 2 so I think for the US generals showing off your new bomb by erasing two city is a good strategy for them.

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Re:History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during Wor... by avereveard on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @01:06PM (#30363387)

You're thinking as a modern man. The public in Japan would have heard nothing about a show of force done in the middle of nowhere. Heck, for all the public was concerned, the naval war had been going great.

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Re:History's deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during Wor... by ezconnect on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @02:02PM (#30364203)

The public does not decide what to do on an ongoing war specially during the imperial Japanese rule or any modern war with an organized army. The Americans just have a habit of destroying city with non combatants during world war 2, they've done it in Europe and Asia.

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