jack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoOpinion: U.S. leaders knew we didn't have to drop atomic bombs on Japan to win the war. We did it anywaywww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down10cross-posted to: historyhistory@hexbear.nethistory@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkOpinion: U.S. leaders knew we didn't have to drop atomic bombs on Japan to win the war. We did it anywaywww.latimes.comjack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to politics@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: historyhistory@hexbear.nethistory@lemmy.ml
minus-squaresilent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 year agothey were literally already ready to surrender. they only asked for one condition, which they were granted after the bombs were dropped anyway – that the emperor would be allowed to live.
they were literally already ready to surrender. they only asked for one condition, which they were granted after the bombs were dropped anyway – that the emperor would be allowed to live.