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Originally Posted by Joly
There is no justification, because such things are never "fair". I don't think we are trying to justify the U.S.'s actions, but provide the reasons for why they were unfortunately necessary. You can't beat your swords into plowshares if everyone else is still swinging swords at you. What would you rather the U.S. have done? Invaded Japan and slowly wiped out its people as they all fought to the bitter end? Would you like that better?
Sure, the bomb was made and dropped by the U.S., but the cause behind it was the Japanese government. They knew they were losing a year before. If the government had been willing to surrender at that point, the bomb would not have been used. The U.S. dropped the bomb because the Japanese government was unwilling to stop and surrender--not because they hated Japanese civilians, or wanted to try out this cool new bomb, or any other stupid reason.
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A mainland invasion wasn't necessary. Japan was finished. The Allies however a)- Wanted an UNCONDITIONAL surrender
b)- Had a new weapon which they eagerly wanted to test out on some "yellows"
c)- What better warning shot to fire at the Soviets than a live demonstration of the A-bomb.
Defeat of Japan would have come via suffocating the islands eventually... Japan had next to nothing to throw back at the Allies at that stage.