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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
I doubt the Emperor realised the power that would be unleashed from the USA.
If he had been advised properly maybe he would have surrendered soon enough toprevent those A bombs being unleashed. The fire bombing should have been enough surely.
Of course for the Japanese-- surrender was supposed to be really unthinkable.
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It wasn't unthinkable. The Japanese offered avenues to surrender prior to 1945. The Americans didn't take them up on it though.