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ksynwa
5mo ago
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It wasn't the a civilised option. Japan would have lost and surrendered with or without nukes. The USA nuked two cities just to demonstrate their nuclear capabilities to the Soviets.
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CamperBob2
5mo ago
One wonders if Stalin would have stuck to his agreement and turned back from Manchuria if we hadn't given them that little demo.
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