Earl Croasmun -> Bob Ackley wrote:
 JS>>> As far as your rationalization for the two nukes is concerned,
 EC> sorry,
 JS>>> but I remain unconvinced of the necessity for dropping them on
 EC> those
 JS>>> two cities.

 ~>> In point of fact the use of those two nukes *was* unnecessary.
 EC> Unfortunately
 ~>> for all concerned the US government didn't find out it wasn't necessary
 EC> until
 ~>> some months after the fact.

 EC> Even apart from the Russian communication channel you mentioned, the
 EC> bombing wasn't "necessary" to get a negotiated end to the
war.  But the
 EC> bombing was necessary to get Japan to agree to an unnegotiated, utterly
 EC> unconditional surrender.  And Truman didn't feel that he could take
 EC> anything short of unconditional surrender and get the American public to
 EC> accept it.

And Truman was right! Americans wanted an end to the war.

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