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Old 02-01-2008, 05:03 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by Flame Of Liberty View Post
Apparently the shock factor wasn't big enough considering the US had to drop a second bomb.

Japan did not surrender after firebombs, it did not surrender after the first A bomb was dropped, they only surrendered when they saw the US was serious about finishing the war without a land invasion.
Which kinda proves the point about 'saving lives' by dropping both bombs.

If Japan wasn't willing to surrender after the firebombings, or the first A-bomb....surely they would have fought to the death had the allied forces invaded.
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