Shootings in Paris

[goslow]

Untrue. They had wanted to surrender for months beforehand. Their only condition was that the Emperor remained.

At no time before the dropping of the second bomb did the Japanese attempt to surrender, the most they were willing to do was an armistice with a return to pre war borders.

[Kris]

At no time before the dropping of the second bomb did the Japanese attempt to surrender, the most they were willing to do was an armistice with a return to pre war borders.

The Americans would only accept unconditional surrender. This, some argue, prolonged the war. Others argue that it prevented future conflicts.

The Japanese Council was split (after the first bomb) on whether to surrender conditionally. They were hoping to negotiate with Russia, who had only just declared war on the Japanese themselves. The military wanted to keep on fighting and when Hirohito ordered surrender, there was an attempt to overthrow him by the military. It's the Russian invasion that forced the Japanese to surrender -in my opinion. The Americans had two bombs and had used them both, and the Japanese had resisted surrender during the fire bombing campaign.

[Organ Morgan.]

At no time before the dropping of the second bomb did the Japanese attempt to surrender, the most they were willing to do was an armistice with a return to pre war borders.

Here's an in-depth summary of events. http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n3p-4_weber.html

[CCFCPhil]

Here's an in-depth summary of events. http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n3p-4_weber.html

90,000 dead from one bomb. The Yanks were evil. They simply wanted to see the true effects of the bomb, and we've been living with a background of fear of nuclear holocaust ever since.

[Organ Morgan.]

90,000 dead from one bomb. The Yanks were evil. They simply wanted to see the true effects of the bomb, and we've been living with a background of fear of nuclear holocaust ever since.

+ Cholera, Anthrax, Agent Orange and Napalm in Vietnam.

[Packerman]

+ Cholera, Anthrax, Agent Orange and Napalm in Vietnam.

[goslow]

Here's an in-depth summary of events. http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n3p-4_weber.html

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I could pretend I'm surprised,but I'm not.