Is the US sorry about that? The scientists who made the bomb were sorry about it.
2006-08-07 12:03:19 · 7 answers · asked by The_Dark_Knight 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I have heard stories about the alternative, "oh so many more people would have died". By whose estimates? The same people who used the bombs. Sounds pretty convenient to me. I will be convinced when the Germans or Japanese come out and say that yes the bomb was the better option. In the end, the alternative theories are hypotheses. The nuclear bombs are reality. For the person who advocated using nukes I have a suggestion, next some country tests a nuke lets tie you up and your family and near and dear ones and leave you inside the blast radius so that you can have a first hand experience of the weapon and may be you will change your mind after that.
2006-08-07 12:27:32 · update #1
I think that it is so disgusting the way the japanese are meant to apologise for their war atrocoties every time there is a diplomatic visit and the west gets away with theirs because it is all written out of the history books. That really sucks Just goes to prove what a bunch of lying fuckwits inhabit these shores.
2006-08-07 12:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by elodie3620 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The History Channel just ran the show about Japan explodeing their atomic bomb 6 days after Hiroshima on an island off the coast of Korea.
Japan had a plan to bomb San Francisco Bay with their atomic bomb on a sub set for August 17, 1945.
The Japs had subs with bombers on board and were going to bomb the whole west coast and as far inland as they could.
The subs were called back after Hiroshima.
The second round of bomber subs would have been carrying Atomic bombs.
The Japs were going to hit Pearl Harbor with an atomic bomb on a sub.
America just barely beat them to it.
It could have very easily been a totally different story if the Japs had hit the US first.
2006-08-07 22:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a necessary evil and saved way more lives in the end. It also stands in stark contrast to the way the U.S. has fought recently. We should have wiped from the map Tikrit, Falluja (if I'm spelling it right) and any other terrorist stronghold from the outset.
Likewise, we should use tactical weapons against Iran and North Korea.
2006-08-07 19:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Irish Eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S figured hat they would lose approx. 150,000 - 200,000 solders to invade japan and put an end to a war that had already claimed the lives of thousands of young American men. Its easy to sit by in your comfy chair and criticize the actions of this country's past if you never actually had to dodge bullets to defend it.
2006-08-07 19:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by murffdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. is not sorry about that. People want more of it. The solution to most problems is "just nuke 'em. It will save us the trouble."
2006-08-07 19:09:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah then the greatest american general, MCARTHUR, came in and helped rebuild japan. First thing they go rid of was their insane kamakazi kill thyself for thy rreligion that the muslems and WW2 facist japanse ascribed to. Then we educated them on the
tenents of capitalism.
Japan became a powerful democratic nation with America's help. Now it is a robust independant sovern country and the ENVY of every communist asian coutry in its sphere of influance. And one of our greatest allies. God bless japan!
MAYBE WE SHOULD NUKE IRAQ then help them rebuild like we did in japan. Hell 60 years from now their ancestors will thank us for helping them evolve out of their medevial world.
2006-08-07 20:16:34 · answer #6 · answered by rache001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The preceding B-29 firebombings actually killed far more people.
2006-08-07 23:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by kristycordeaux 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋