If we never dropped the A-bomb in Japan what do you think their military would be like today?

Answer 1

If we would've never drop the A-Bombs, then the other plan was to invade mainland Japan itself (Operation Downfall).

Casualty predictions varied widely but were extremely high for both sides: depending on the degree to which Japanese civilians resisted the invasion, estimates ran into the millions for American casualties and the tens of millions for Japanese casualties.

So, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two military-industrial cities were chosen for the drops and even though the losses were estimated at 70,000 in Hiroshima and 40,000 in Nagasaki, the bombs perhaps prevented the bloodbath that would've occured if the United States invaded mainland Japan.

As a side note; the US government had ordered 500,000 Purple Heart medals to be made in anticipation of the casualties that would be suffered during the invasion of Mainland Japan; as of 2003, the US government still had 120,000 of those medals in stock, meaning that if you were wounded in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan, you'd receive a Purple Heart medal that was perhaps made for a possible casualty of Operation Downfall.

Answer 2

Because the war in Germany ended ahead of their day. They were a lost cause. We won Midway, but they still kept on. They really had no choice.
Having said that. It would have meant that more of the Allied troops would have had to go in and take them apart. Remember that the Japanese had prided themselves on their battleships and Flying power. Ours ended up desiccated them.
Their troops were scattered everywhere. Fighting on fronts that didn't even exist anymore.
So we still would have achieved victory, but it would have come at the expense of more lives lost and Russia getting involved.
Their military was already in dissarry. Commanders committing suicide etc.. It was going to happen. The bomb just saved the Allies lives.
For that I'm grateful, it saved my dad's life.

Answer 3

We would have invaded and at the least ONE MILLION US Troops would have been killed or wounded. If Saipan was an example probably half the population of Japan would have died. On Saipan women threw thier children off cliffs and then jumped after them rather than surrender to US Forces.

Then there is the the Japanese claim that they had a nuclear weapon. If they did have one we could up that million figure and then we would have had to use ours anyway.
So about fifty million people are alive because Harry Truman dropped those bombs

Answer 4

non-existent.

Without the A-bomb Japan would have resisted to the last man, just as they had been everywhere else. There would have been mass suicides wherever US troops advanced. Japan would have ceased to exist.

Answer 5

pretty much the same as it is now,the bomb changed the world,not the outcome of the war. the amount of casualties would have probably been less without the bombs

Answer 6

none. the home defense would eventually lead to the mass suicide or getting killed by US soldiers. Where there are no people there are no armed forces.

Answer 7

they wouldnt be able to do anything.

Answer 8

Starving or dead.