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Originally Posted by doozwimp
From my understanding Japan's surrender was imminent, the atomic bomb merely forced the conditions of that surrender. Not an event i condone at all. Essentially a show of their new toy, interesting justification.
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Where does your understanding come from? No one really knows whether Japan's surrender was imminent or not. Most historians say it wasn't, however there are a few (the biggest one being Gar Alperovitz) who say it was and the bomb wasn't necessary. Alperovitz has some compelling evidence in his books, but his colleagues point out some serious omissions in citing his sources. I don't altogether dismiss him, but don't necessarily believe him either. I have a hard time believing Truman and the military advisors decided to drop the bomb if it was unnecessary.
I put Alperovitz in the same category as Chomsky. I used to love Chomsky in college, but after doing a lot of my own research writing papers in my last couple years I realized a lot of the stuff he said wasn't
entirely true. Both these guys are good reads and they definitely bring up valid points, but before just believing everything they write doing some of your own research is necessary.