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Originally Posted by fluffy0000
The US did not act hastily unless you believe the 'flawed' USSBS of 1946' with the pasted Paul Nitze conclussion which was a theory that went unchecked.
Lots of high ranking officials on both sides made mistakes and bad decisions. The Japanese also had officials that ignored reality.
In Aug 1945' For the most part, Suzuki's military-dominated cabinet favored continuing the war. For the Japanese, surrender was unthinkable—Japan had never been invaded or lost a war in its history.
Japanese minister resigns for saying WW2 atomic bombs 'justified'Last updated at 14:20 03 July 2007
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It could have been flawed. My point was that the bombs were dropped so there is no way to really know. Also.. peace was never pursued by the US.
That still leaves the fact that the US knew what the effects of the bomb would be. The manhattan project scientists who were against the usage of it and the fact that the US tried to cover up the effects of the fallout.
So I believe Pilger is still correct in his claim that it was a crime against humanity.
Also.. I don't know what that link is supposed to prove.