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Originally Posted by theonlywhiteout
I think it's a bit much to suggest the dropping of the 2 atomic bombs were the best options, in so far suggesting it saved millions of lives.
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From what I remember reading the Americans sent several dispatches stating they were going to use the weapons on Hiroshima and gave several days for them to respond with a surrender. Let's not be silly here, if the Japanese had the weapons they would have been produced and use en masse on mainland USA.
Both bombings saw losses of just under 200,000 - the US lost under half a million in the war. What would that number be if they had to assault the island of Japan? The USA did what they had to do and the Japanese only have themselves to blame.