This myth is a complete lie. This story about "millions of Americans would die" and Japan would never surrender, so the A-bomb was the only choice...

It's a complete lie and simple-minded people keep repeating the gov't propaganda. Go read the no declassified presidential records on this. Truman admits much of the truth.

Why drop two bombs? Why was one not good enough?

The truth is that the Russians were marching towards Japan. If Russian army would have got there, they would be the "conquerors" and Japan would have been under their rule for the last half century. Instead the US rebuilt Japan and created a different foothold into the far East.

For the record, I think the asshole who signed their names to the side of bombs, like Fat Man or Little Boy will rot in hell. I'm obviously not talking about the pilots.

Anyways, go read some Truman diaries. He clearly only used the bombs to end the war a few days earlier and under US victory terms, to keep the Russians out.

http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/library/correspondence/truman-harry/corr_diary_truman.htm

July 18 1945 - ... P.M.[Churchill] and I ate alone. Discussed Manhattan (it is a success).

Decided to tell Stalin about it. Stalin had told P.M. of telegram from Jap Emperor asking for peace. Stalin also read his answer to me. It was satisfactory. Believe Japs will fold up before Russia comes in.

I am sure they will when Manhattan appears over their homeland. I shall inform Stalin about it at an opportune time.

>> ^lucky760:
It sucks, but the Japanese were prepared to never surrender even at the cost of sacrificing the entire country. If we didn't force them into submission 74 times as many people may have been killed in a lengthy ground war fought with allied forces.
Incredible that anyone was able to survive that.


And that's what Truman told himself every day from August 6th until the day he died.

It wasn't so much the event itself as the reclassification of "enemy" that made it possible. It's despicable in the same way as "If they run, they're VC/Terrists".

It sucks, but the Japanese were prepared to never surrender even at the cost of sacrificing the entire country. If we didn't force them into submission 74 times as many people may have been killed in a lengthy ground war fought with allied forces.

Incredible that anyone was able to survive that.

"never surrender! Never give up!"

NEVER SURRENDER!

"We will never surrender...."

What a crock.

"There will be other wars...."

Yeah, as long as the war criminals are in charge, that's to be expected.

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Yo! Der Deutsche commentar sind ganz gescheid. Wir sollen nie vergessen wie schoen alle Deutsche sprechende Leute versuche Deutsch zu sprechen ohne Worte! (everyone that can't speak German will wonder what I wrote here, and never guess that It makes NO sense). Hopefully, THIS comment will be banned by ALL VS'rs, and ALL of the BOOKS I have ever written will be BURNED (and that I will be invited to the enormous bonfire where I can roast my marshmallows!).

So what's the Creed? Never exit, never surrender?

Never surrender.

Never give up, never surrender HistNerd.