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Colonel · 05-31-2005, 08:19 AM

[quote="Short Hand":5647b]We can not even know whaT would have been the high commands decision after seeing the nucleaer bombs force.[/quote:5647b]

True dat. But keep in mind, it's not like today when we have enough nukes to blow the whole planet up. At the time we only had, I think, three bombs. I'm sure they felt they couldn't afford to "waste" one a demonstration. And since the Japanese leadership seemed so irrational - at least to our Western sensibilities - Truman probably felt a mere "demonstration" would not have any impact on them.

[quote="Short Hand":5647b]If the Japenese would have been ignorant enough to hold out after seeing that, then by all means drop it.[/quote:5647b]

Even though we disagree about whether it was right to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, I'm sure Truman appreciates your support of his decision to drop the bomb on Nagasaki.

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Colonel is Offline Master Sergeant Posts: 1,789 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Marietta, GA	05-31-2005, 08:19 AM [quote="Short Hand":5647b]We can not even know whaT would have been the high commands decision after seeing the nucleaer bombs force.[/quote:5647b] True dat. But keep in mind, it's not like today when we have enough nukes to blow the whole planet up. At the time we only had, I think, three bombs. I'm sure they felt they couldn't afford to "waste" one a demonstration. And since the Japanese leadership seemed so irrational - at least to our Western sensibilities - Truman probably felt a mere "demonstration" would not have any impact on them. [quote="Short Hand":5647b]If the Japenese would have been ignorant enough to hold out after seeing that, then by all means drop it.[/quote:5647b] Even though we disagree about whether it was right to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, I'm sure Truman appreciates your support of his decision to drop the bomb on Nagasaki.