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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by throwaway2037 on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:28AM (#44343629)
Did the US ever invade Japanese home islands (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido) during the war? I am pretty sure they got some of Okinawa then dropped two nukes, then Japan surrendered. Do I have the order of events incorrect?
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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by davejagoda on Sunday June 22, 2025 @02:03AM (#44344217)
The order of events is correct, but leaves out the Soviet invasion of Manchuria which started just before the bombing of Nagasaki.
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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by paganel on Sunday June 22, 2025 @05:58AM (#44345546)
Yes, you're most probably not taking into consideration the Soviets' incursion into Northern Manchuria, which started on August 9th. The last thing the Japanese leadership wanted was to see a big part of their country turn communist.
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