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WalkingLobsters 08/06/23 4:34:09 PM #1:	how come he didnt even tell the Japanese, hey if you dont surrender were going to systematically genocide your cities until you do why did he just surprise drop it on them? --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:975290795] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>how come he didnt even tell the Japanese, hey if you dont surrender were going to systematically genocide your cities until you dowhy did he just surprise drop it on them? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarthGoomba 08/06/23 4:35:03 PM #2:	Because he was a racist shitbag --- https://i.imgur.com/m6Rgs8D.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qUMZhdW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LACtH6q.jpg <cite>MarthGoomba posted [p:975290811] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Because he was a racist shitbag </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 08/06/23 4:35:10 PM #3:	Surprise mother fucker, genocide <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:975290818] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Surprise mother fucker, genocide </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 08/06/23 4:35:12 PM #4:	He literally could have told them to evacuate the cities and then drop a bomb on them if he wanted to make a point without the loss of innocent human life --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:975290819] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>He literally could have told them to evacuate the cities and then drop a bomb on them if he wanted to make a point without the loss of innocent human life </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sfcalimari 08/06/23 4:36:29 PM #5:	Remember to like and subscribe! --- "Tether even a roasted chicken." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo <cite>sfcalimari posted [p:975290841] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Remember to like and subscribe! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 08/06/23 4:38:48 PM #6:	USA did drop leaflets, telling them to evacuate... --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:975290875] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>USA did drop leaflets, telling them to evacuate... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 08/06/23 4:39:11 PM #7:	WalkingLobsters posted... He literally could have told them to evacuate the cities and then drop a bomb on them if he wanted to make a point without the loss of innocent human life They did drop leaflets in cities prior to bombing https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/ --- RS3: UltimaSuende https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:975290879] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>WalkingLobsters posted... </cite><quote>He literally could have told them to evacuate the cities and then drop a bomb on them if he wanted to make a point without the loss of innocent human life</quote>They did drop leaflets in cities prior to bombinghttps://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 08/06/23 4:40:17 PM #8:	Why didn't he send them an email smh --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:975290901] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Why didn't he send them an email smh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hexa 08/06/23 4:40:41 PM #9:	many of the nuclear scientists wanted to do a demonstration bombing, not hitting anyone, instead of hitting a city Truman decided to hit 2 cities Actually, the nuclear bombs did not end the war between the USA and Japan. The Japanese wanted to continue the war, even after both nuclear bombs. It was not until the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, that Emperor Hirohito of Japan decided to surrender <cite>hexa posted [p:975290910] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>many of the nuclear scientists wanted to do a demonstration bombing, not hitting anyone, instead of hitting a cityTruman decided to hit 2 citiesActually, the nuclear bombs did not end the war between the USA and Japan. The Japanese wanted to continue the war, even after both nuclear bombs. It was not until the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, that Emperor Hirohito of Japan decided to surrender</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/06/23 4:41:46 PM #10:	They did warn the Japanese. The Japanese government chose not to warn their civilians. It was also new tech, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't have failed, making a demonstration or direct advanced warning potentially disastrous had it gone wrong. There was also divided mistrust on if Japan was close to surrender or not. Some thought they were close, but others couldn't get over the brutal defense of Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and Manila out of their heads and couldn't believe that that military was really ready to stand down. Also, anyone saying that he did it because he was racist are really ignoring the fact that we absolutely would've had no problem nuking Germany at that time. We were flattening cities left and right in Germany and Japan already, the nuke was just a much more efficient means of doing so (with the lack of understanding that they had regarding fallout, I mean). Traditional bombing of Tokyo killed more and the bombing of Dresden killed almost as many as a nuke. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:975290934] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>They did warn the Japanese. The Japanese government chose not to warn their civilians.It was also new tech, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't have failed, making a demonstration or direct advanced warning potentially disastrous had it gone wrong.There was also divided mistrust on if Japan was close to surrender or not. Some thought they were close, but others couldn't get over the brutal defense of Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and Manila out of their heads and couldn't believe that that military was really ready to stand down.Also, anyone saying that he did it because he was racist are really ignoring the fact that we absolutely would've had no problem nuking Germany at that time. We were flattening cities left and right in Germany and Japan already, the nuke was just a much more efficient means of doing so (with the lack of understanding that they had regarding fallout, I mean). Traditional bombing of Tokyo killed more and the bombing of Dresden killed almost as many as a nuke. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 08/06/23 4:51:35 PM #11:	K181 posted... It was also new tech, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't have failed, making a demonstration or direct advanced warning potentially disastrous had it gone wrong. How is a failed bombing over a demonstration spot worse than a failed bombing over the actual target? --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:975291096] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>It was also new tech, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't have failed, making a demonstration or direct advanced warning potentially disastrous had it gone wrong.</quote>How is a failed bombing over a demonstration spot worse than a failed bombing over the actual target? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/06/23 4:55:22 PM #12:	bfslick50 posted... How is a failed bombing over a demonstration spot worse than a failed bombing over the actual target? Because the bomb would blow up regardless, but that doesn't mean that the fission reaction couldn't have failed. The difference is if that had happened during an attack it would've just been a random singular bomb and a waste of money versus it failing during a warned and attention-drawn-to demonstration it would've resulted in the Japanese thinking that the US was full of shit and blatantly bluffing. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:975291160] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>bfslick50 posted... </cite><quote>How is a failed bombing over a demonstration spot worse than a failed bombing over the actual target?</quote>Because the bomb would blow up regardless, but that doesn't mean that the fission reaction couldn't have failed. The difference is if that had happened during an attack it would've just been a random singular bomb and a waste of money versus it failing during a warned and attention-drawn-to demonstration it would've resulted in the Japanese thinking that the US was full of shit and blatantly bluffing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 08/06/23 4:55:52 PM #13:	Hexenherz posted... They did drop leaflets in cities prior to bombing https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/ From your article "The historical record is unclear, but it seems as though these leaflets did not make it to Nagasaki until after it, too, had been hit by an atomic bomb" --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:975291169] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite><quote>They did drop leaflets in cities prior to bombinghttps://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/</quote>From your article"The historical record is unclear, but it seems as though these leaflets did not make it to Nagasaki until after it, too, had been hit by an atomic bomb" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 08/06/23 4:57:35 PM #14:	K181 posted... Because the bomb would blow up regardless, but that doesn't mean that the fission reaction couldn't have failed. The difference is if that had happened during an attack it would've just been a random singular bomb and a waste of money versus it failing during a warned and attention-drawn-to demonstration it would've resulted in the Japanese thinking that the US was full of shit and blatantly bluffing. ok and? --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:975291194] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Because the bomb would blow up regardless, but that doesn't mean that the fission reaction couldn't have failed. The difference is if that had happened during an attack it would've just been a random singular bomb and a waste of money versus it failing during a warned and attention-drawn-to demonstration it would've resulted in the Japanese thinking that the US was full of shit and blatantly bluffing.</quote>ok and? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/06/23 5:00:16 PM #15:	WalkingLobsters posted... ok and? You're asking why we didn't do a demonstration. I gave you a reason, there was a risk of it failing and resulting in Japan not taking threats designed to get them to surrender seriously. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:975291239] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>WalkingLobsters posted... </cite><quote>ok and?</quote>You're asking why we didn't do a demonstration. I gave you a reason, there was a risk of it failing and resulting in Japan not taking threats designed to get them to surrender seriously. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WalkingLobsters 08/06/23 5:16:01 PM #16:	K181 posted... You're asking why we didn't do a demonstration. I gave you a reason, there was a risk of it failing and resulting in Japan not taking threats designed to get them to surrender seriously. You do realize even if the demonstration failed USA could still bomb the fuck out of them right? Which they did anyways so they should have attempted a demonstration Furthermore, it wouldn't have failed. You really think the USA attempted to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki without a near 99.99% chance of success? Are you serious? if uncertainty were an issue they wouldn't have even tried to bomb them in the first place --- http://i.imgur.com/fsYJcFn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SZie71I.jpg Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:975291536] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>You're asking why we didn't do a demonstration. I gave you a reason, there was a risk of it failing and resulting in Japan not taking threats designed to get them to surrender seriously.</quote>You do realize even if the demonstration failed USA could still bomb the fuck out of them right? Which they did anyways so they should have attempted a demonstrationFurthermore, it wouldn't have failed. You really think the USA attempted to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki without a near 99.99% chance of success? Are you serious?if uncertainty were an issue they wouldn't have even tried to bomb them in the first place </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 08/06/23 5:17:20 PM #17:	WalkingLobsters posted... how come he didnt even tell the Japanese, hey if you dont surrender were going to systematically genocide your cities until you do why did he just surprise drop it on them? Because wheres the fun in ruining the surprise? /s --- You should never let Earl drive. . . <cite>rexcrk posted [p:975291559] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>WalkingLobsters posted... </cite><quote>how come he didnt even tell the Japanese, hey if you dont surrender were going to systematically genocide your cities until you dowhy did he just surprise drop it on them?</quote>Because wheres the fun in ruining the surprise?/s </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 08/06/23 5:17:22 PM #18:	WalkingLobsters posted... You do realize even if the demonstration failed USA could still bomb the fuck out of them right? Which they did anyways so they should have attempted a demonstration Furthermore, it wouldn't have failed. You really think the USA attempted to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki without a near 99.99% chance of success? Are you serious? if uncertainty were an issue they wouldn't have even tried to bomb them in the first place How many nukes did the US have? --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:975291560] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>WalkingLobsters posted... </cite><quote>You do realize even if the demonstration failed USA could still bomb the fuck out of them right? Which they did anyways so they should have attempted a demonstrationFurthermore, it wouldn't have failed. You really think the USA attempted to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki without a near 99.99% chance of success? Are you serious?if uncertainty were an issue they wouldn't have even tried to bomb them in the first place</quote>How many nukes did the US have? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/06/23 5:24:17 PM #19:	WalkingLobsters posted... You do realize even if the demonstration failed USA could still bomb the fuck out of them right? Which they did anyways so they should have attempted a demonstration Furthermore, it wouldn't have failed. You really think the USA attempted to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki without a near 99.99% chance of success? Are you serious? if uncertainty were an issue they wouldn't have even tried to bomb them in the first place The point of the nuke threat was to drive home how much easier it would be for the US to keep devastating them. As stated, minus the fallout, a nuke was just much more efficient from the American perspective, but individual bomber raids are much more sustainable than thousand bomber raids. That was the gravity of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese knew we could just keep destroying cities without any real effort beyond the cost of building bombs after that point. And the risk of failure was still there, but the downsides to a failed bombing and a failed demonstration aren't even remotely comparable. Duds and fizzles were and are possible in any bomb, nuclear or otherwise, even to this day. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:975291694] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>WalkingLobsters posted... </cite><quote>You do realize even if the demonstration failed USA could still bomb the fuck out of them right? Which they did anyways so they should have attempted a demonstrationFurthermore, it wouldn't have failed. You really think the USA attempted to bomb hiroshima and nagasaki without a near 99.99% chance of success? Are you serious?if uncertainty were an issue they wouldn't have even tried to bomb them in the first place</quote>The point of the nuke threat was to drive home how much easier it would be for the US to keep devastating them. As stated, minus the fallout, a nuke was just much more efficient from the American perspective, but individual bomber raids are much more sustainable than thousand bomber raids. That was the gravity of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese knew we could just keep destroying cities without any real effort beyond the cost of building bombs after that point.And the risk of failure was still there, but the downsides to a failed bombing and a failed demonstration aren't even remotely comparable. Duds and fizzles were and are possible in any bomb, nuclear or otherwise, even to this day. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pogo_Marimo 08/06/23 5:24:41 PM #20:	Oh boy I can't wait for people who have done 30-60 minutes of research on their side of the argument on an excruciatingly complex subject to share their opinion sans context and evidence. --- 'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand. <cite>Pogo_Marimo posted [p:975291704] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Oh boy I can't wait for people who have done 30-60 minutes of research on their side of the argument on an excruciatingly complex subject to share their opinion sans context and evidence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 08/06/23 5:25:15 PM #21:	Alteres posted... How many nukes did the US have? We had zero immediately after Nagasaki, but bluffed the Japanese into thinking we immediately had more. I think we had a dozen by the end of 1945. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:975291715] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Alteres posted... </cite><quote>How many nukes did the US have?</quote>We had zero immediately after Nagasaki, but bluffed the Japanese into thinking we immediately had more.I think we had a dozen by the end of 1945. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 08/06/23 5:26:34 PM #22:	hexa posted... many of the nuclear scientists wanted to do a demonstration bombing, not hitting anyone, instead of hitting a city Truman decided to hit 2 cities Actually, the nuclear bombs did not end the war between the USA and Japan. The Japanese wanted to continue the war, even after both nuclear bombs. It was not until the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, that Emperor Hirohito of Japan decided to surrender The decision to surrender was made after the Nagasaki bombing happened, but before the officials making the decision were aware that it had happened. The Soviets abandoning neutrality was likely the deciding factor. Or if it really was the nukes, then it was Hiroshima alone. --- See children, Trumbles are bad, and if you don't believe me ask your dad... <cite>Trumble posted [p:975291731] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>hexa posted... </cite><quote>many of the nuclear scientists wanted to do a demonstration bombing, not hitting anyone, instead of hitting a cityTruman decided to hit 2 citiesActually, the nuclear bombs did not end the war between the USA and Japan. The Japanese wanted to continue the war, even after both nuclear bombs. It was not until the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, that Emperor Hirohito of Japan decided to surrender</quote>The decision to surrender was made after the Nagasaki bombing happened, but before the officials making the decision were aware that it had happened. The Soviets abandoning neutrality was likely the deciding factor. Or if it really was the nukes, then it was Hiroshima alone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 08/06/23 5:35:51 PM #23:	K181 posted... We had zero immediately after Nagasaki, but bluffed the Japanese into thinking we immediately had more. I think we had a dozen by the end of 1945. I know. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:975291883] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>We had zero immediately after Nagasaki, but bluffed the Japanese into thinking we immediately had more.I think we had a dozen by the end of 1945.</quote>I know. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 08/06/23 6:21:10 PM #24:	K181 posted... We had zero immediately after Nagasaki, but bluffed the Japanese into thinking we immediately had more. I think we had a dozen by the end of 1945. The footnote here is that another one was only a couple of weeks away, not months or years. They basically expected to be able to produce 3 each month if they needed to. --- See children, Trumbles are bad, and if you don't believe me ask your dad... <cite>Trumble posted [p:975292595] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>We had zero immediately after Nagasaki, but bluffed the Japanese into thinking we immediately had more.I think we had a dozen by the end of 1945.</quote>The footnote here is that another one was only a couple of weeks away, not months or years. They basically expected to be able to produce 3 each month if they needed to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LaLeyenda 08/06/23 6:49:11 PM #25:	WalkingLobsters posted... how come he didnt even tell the Japanese, hey if you dont surrender were going to systematically genocide your cities until you do why did he just surprise drop it on them? He wanted to let the Japanese know what happens when you (Japan) failed to get the message of declaration of war delivered, allowing Japan to fuck around with Pearl Harbor. --- The one and only and still the best. <cite>LaLeyenda posted [p:975293031] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>WalkingLobsters posted... </cite><quote>how come he didnt even tell the Japanese, hey if you dont surrender were going to systematically genocide your cities until you dowhy did he just surprise drop it on them?</quote>He wanted to let the Japanese know what happens when you (Japan) failed to get the message of declaration of war delivered, allowing Japan to fuck around with Pearl Harbor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 08/06/23 6:51:56 PM #26:	LaLeyenda posted... He wanted to let the Japanese know what happens when you (Japan) failed to get the message of declaration of war delivered, allowing Japan to fuck around with Pearl Harbor. Speaking of Pearl Harbour, Japan did the same thing They warned Pearl Harbor to evacuate.... After they already bombed it. War is hell --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:975293072] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>LaLeyenda posted... </cite><quote>He wanted to let the Japanese know what happens when you (Japan) failed to get the message of declaration of war delivered, allowing Japan to fuck around with Pearl Harbor.</quote>Speaking of Pearl Harbour, Japan did the same thingThey warned Pearl Harbor to evacuate.... After they already bombed it.War is hell </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/06/23 6:58:05 PM #27:	Hexenherz posted... They did drop leaflets in cities prior to bombing https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/ Your link says the leaflets did not warn of the atom bomb in the case of hiroshima and ones with atom bomb depictions did not come until after Nagasaki --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975293163] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite><quote>They did drop leaflets in cities prior to bombinghttps://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/</quote>Your link says the leaflets did not warn of the atom bomb in the case of hiroshima and ones with atom bomb depictions did not come until after Nagasaki </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inohira 08/06/23 7:01:14 PM #28:	The US is a real bitch made country on this issue honestly. Drops nukes without warning but if they even suspect you might be making your own launches a full scale invasion. --- 1 line break(s), 121 characters allowed <cite>Inohira posted [p:975293211] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>The US is a real bitch made country on this issue honestly.Drops nukes without warning but if they even suspect you might be making your own launches a full scale invasion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 08/06/23 7:02:12 PM #29:	He did warn them. And then after he blew up Hiroshima he warned them again and for whatever reason Japan didn't believe he'd do it again. --- Let's all please just get along. <cite>lilORANG posted [p:975293223] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>He did warn them. And then after he blew up Hiroshima he warned them again and for whatever reason Japan didn't believe he'd do it again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Priere 08/06/23 7:03:37 PM #30:	Every major city should have been on high alert that they could get rekt at any moment. Considering we were incinerating entire cities for MONTHS up to that point. --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://i.imgur.com/PmX8smn.gif https://i.imgur.com/mwTy0iF.gif https://i.imgur.com/FCER80e.gif <cite>Priere posted [p:975293241] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Every major city should have been on high alert that they could get rekt at any moment. Considering we were incinerating entire cities for MONTHS up to that point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 08/06/23 8:18:46 PM #31:	K181 posted... The point of the nuke threat was to drive home how much easier it would be for the US to keep devastating them. As stated, minus the fallout, a nuke was just much more efficient from the American perspective, but individual bomber raids are much more sustainable than thousand bomber raids. That was the gravity of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese knew we could just keep destroying cities without any real effort beyond the cost of building bombs after that point. But they were expecting us to keep destroying cities whether it took effort or not. Thats not a change from their perspective. The charge was the Soviet declaration of war. --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:975294725] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>The point of the nuke threat was to drive home how much easier it would be for the US to keep devastating them. As stated, minus the fallout, a nuke was just much more efficient from the American perspective, but individual bomber raids are much more sustainable than thousand bomber raids. That was the gravity of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese knew we could just keep destroying cities without any real effort beyond the cost of building bombs after that point.</quote>But they were expecting us to keep destroying cities whether it took effort or not. Thats not a change from their perspective. The charge was the Soviet declaration of war. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FortuneCookie 08/08/23 12:06:12 PM #32:	He was a bad person. He tested the bombs on servicemen under the guise that they were observing a test on goats. Some of the survivors tried suing in the 1980s, but they were denied. <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:975328214] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>He was a bad person. He tested the bombs on servicemen under the guise that they were observing a test on goats. Some of the survivors tried suing in the 1980s, but they were denied.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 08/08/23 12:11:29 PM #33:	why did he need to drop two of them? Why wasnt one enough? --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:975328334] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>why did he need to drop two of them? Why wasnt one enough? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/08/23 12:16:18 PM #34:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/5/AAcZIZAAEvEV.jpg --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975328437] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/5/AAcZIZAAEvEV.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
refmon 08/08/23 12:18:48 PM #35:	lilORANG posted... He did warn them. And then after he blew up Hiroshima he warned them again and for whatever reason Japan didn't believe he'd do it again. --- If you read this signature, then that meant that I had control of what you read for 5 SECONDS!! <cite>refmon posted [p:975328492] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>lilORANG posted... </cite><quote>He did warn them. And then after he blew up Hiroshima he warned them again and for whatever reason Japan didn't believe he'd do it again.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 08/08/23 12:25:05 PM #36:	From my understanding, thr Japanese military dictatorship deemed it unlikely that the US had more than one bomb and viewed Horoshima as their last ditch before an invasion. Though that might be war mythology. --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:975328631] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>From my understanding, thr Japanese military dictatorship deemed it unlikely that the US had more than one bomb and viewed Horoshima as their last ditch before an invasion.Though that might be war mythology. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itachi15243 08/08/23 12:27:36 PM #37:	Not only did he warn the leadership, both towns had tons of paper pamphlets urgering civilians to evacuate, explaining how devastating the new bomb was dropped on them in the days prior to the Bombs. --- I do drawings and stuff https://www.fiverr.com/blueblitz <cite>itachi15243 posted [p:975328715] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Not only did he warn the leadership, both towns had tons of paper pamphlets urgering civilians to evacuate, explaining how devastating the new bomb was dropped on them in the days prior to the Bombs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itcheyness 08/08/23 12:27:47 PM #38:	DeadBankerDream posted... From my understanding, thr Japanese military dictatorship deemed it unlikely that the US had more than one bomb and viewed Horoshima as their last ditch before an invasion. Though that might be war mythology. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/7/4/AAN_ZGAAEvEe.jpg --- Seattle Sounders 8-5-2 26pts 261 Refugee <cite>itcheyness posted [p:975328721] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted... </cite><quote>From my understanding, thr Japanese military dictatorship deemed it unlikely that the US had more than one bomb and viewed Horoshima as their last ditch before an invasion.Though that might be war mythology.</quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/7/4/AAN_ZGAAEvEe.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/08/23 12:31:26 PM #39:	itcheyness posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/7/4/AAN_ZGAAEvEe.jpg You post this meme but after nagasaki the US was literally out of bombs. and each bomb had a different delivery method so even the US wasn't sure it would work --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975328810] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>itcheyness posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/7/4/AAN_ZGAAEvEe.jpg</quote>You post this meme but after nagasaki the US was literally out of bombs. and each bomb had a different delivery method so even the US wasn't sure it would work </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 08/08/23 12:34:41 PM #40:	they were out of bombs at that moment, but they almost had another ready by the time of the surrender. --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:975328883] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>they were out of bombs at that moment, but they almost had another ready by the time of the surrender. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarcoRubio 08/08/23 12:51:29 PM #41:	Lol the bombs weren't for Japan. They were to show Stalin what we could do, Japan was just the easy target. They were going to surrender. --- She/Her <cite>MarcoRubio posted [p:975329276] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Lol the bombs weren't for Japan. They were to show Stalin what we could do, Japan was just the easy target. They were going to surrender. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itcheyness 08/08/23 12:53:03 PM #42:	Doe posted... You post this meme but after nagasaki the US was literally out of bombs. and each bomb had a different delivery method so even the US wasn't sure it would work Yes, but the Japanese didn't know that. All they knew was that the US demonstrated that they didn't just have one. --- Seattle Sounders 8-5-2 26pts 261 Refugee <cite>itcheyness posted [p:975329309] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite><quote>You post this meme but after nagasaki the US was literally out of bombs. and each bomb had a different delivery method so even the US wasn't sure it would work</quote>Yes, but the Japanese didn't know that.All they knew was that the US demonstrated that they didn't just have one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/08/23 12:58:44 PM #43:	itcheyness posted... Yes, but the Japanese didn't know that. All they knew was that the US demonstrated that they didn't just have one. What I'm saying is that meme acts like it was totally preposterous and absurd of the Japanese to believe there were a limited number of bombs, when that was a mostly accurate educated guess. --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975329402] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>itcheyness posted... </cite><quote>Yes, but the Japanese didn't know that.All they knew was that the US demonstrated that they didn't just have one.</quote>What I'm saying is that meme acts like it was totally preposterous and absurd of the Japanese to believe there were a limited number of bombs, when that was a mostly accurate educated guess. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 08/08/23 12:59:22 PM #44:	Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived Hiroshima. He went to Nagasaki, and nobody believed him. He survived that nuke as well. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:975329416] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived Hiroshima.He went to Nagasaki, and nobody believed him.He survived that nuke as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 08/08/23 12:59:41 PM #45:	Us or them Fuck them --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv Chiefs win! Chiefs win! EAT IT, HATERS! <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:975329421] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Us or themFuck them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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buddhamonster 08/08/23 1:00:12 PM #47:	Doe posted... You post this meme but after nagasaki the US was literally out of bombs. and each bomb had a different delivery method so even the US wasn't sure it would work They were out of atomic bombs. Their napalm and high explosives were still working just fine though. Point in case, the conventional fire bombing of Japanese cities continued right on even after the atomic bombs were dropped. The Americans continued to level any city they wanted to with impunity. Just as they had been doing for months to that point. It's not like Japan is sitting there contemplating the ability of the America strategic bombers to destroy their country. It's not like the they could have called their bluff and avoided annihilation. They were well and truly fucked, and the atomic bombs had very little to do with that situation... --- Hey Trashcan Man! What did old lady Semple say when you burned her pension check? Boston Bruins - 2011 Stanley Cup Champs! <cite>buddhamonster posted [p:975329430] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Doe posted... </cite><quote>You post this meme but after nagasaki the US was literally out of bombs. and each bomb had a different delivery method so even the US wasn't sure it would work</quote>They were out of atomic bombs.Their napalm and high explosives were still working just fine though. Point in case, the conventional fire bombing of Japanese cities continued right on even after the atomic bombs were dropped. The Americans continued to level any city they wanted to with impunity. Just as they had been doing for months to that point.It's not like Japan is sitting there contemplating the ability of the America strategic bombers to destroy their country. It's not like the they could have called their bluff and avoided annihilation. They were well and truly fucked, and the atomic bombs had very little to do with that situation... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bIuerain 08/08/23 1:02:28 PM #48:	Japan was already planning to surrender... to the Soviet Union. Truman dropped those bombs to hasten Japanese surrender on terms favorable to America. --- "Log off" is legit the best advice you can give someone in today's world - TheFuzz3451 <cite>bIuerain posted [p:975329462] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>Japan was already planning to surrender... to the Soviet Union. Truman dropped those bombs to hasten Japanese surrender on terms favorable to America. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/08/23 1:03:01 PM #49:	buddhamonster posted... Their napalm and high explosives were still working just fine though. Point in case, the conventional fire bombing of Japanese cities continued right on even after the atomic bombs were dropped. The Americans continued to level any city they wanted to with impunity. Just as they had been doing for months to that point. It's not like Japan is sitting there contemplating the ability of the America strategic bombers to destroy their country. It's not like the they could have called their bluff and avoided annihilation. They were well and truly fucked, and the atomic bombs had very little to do with that situation... Woosh --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975329469] in How come T... [t:80529629]...</cite> <quote>buddhamonster posted... </cite><quote>Their napalm and high explosives were still working just fine though. Point in case, the conventional fire bombing of Japanese cities continued right on even after the atomic bombs were dropped. The Americans continued to level any city they wanted to with impunity. Just as they had been doing for months to that point.It's not like Japan is sitting there contemplating the ability of the America strategic bombers to destroy their country. It's not like the they could have called their bluff and avoided annihilation. They were well and truly fucked, and the atomic bombs had very little to do with that situation...</quote>Woosh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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