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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by iso1631 on Saturday February 28, 2026 @09:52AM (#47196008)
British Empire was heavily involved in Europe, North Africa and South-East Asia. Events in India had great consequences on Europe

The USSR on the other hand barely had any involvement in the Pacific theatre, entering in August 1945.

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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by AnimalMuppet on Saturday February 28, 2026 @10:30AM (#47196455)
The USSR had to carefully keep enough land forces in the Pacific region to deter a Japanese land invasion. (Remember that Japan controlled Manchukuo.) So, yes, the USSR had little involvement, and they had to be very careful to keep it from becoming an active front.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol (that was in 1939).

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Re:Israel launches strike against Iran, declares state of em... by dwd on Monday March 02, 2026 @01:35AM (#47214583)
Fear of the USSR entering the war against them was also a deciding factor in Japan's surrender. More so than the atomic bombs.
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