Post by rubl on Aug 6, 2017 11:09:09 GMT 7
Personally I think the use of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima caused Stalin to declare war on Japan causing Japan to surrender. Stalin had information on the bomb thanks to Klaus Fuchs and a few others. One may wonder if Stalin would rather let America battle it out with the Japanese for a while before joining in. After all the Japanese-Russian non-aggression pact still run till somewhere in 1946. Stalin was very shrewed to declare war on the 9th of August, 1945, just in time to be on the right side before Japan's surrender. To the victors the spoils!
So, even without dropping the bombs Japan would have surrendered eventually. But would the Cold War have remained cold if it hadn't been for two of such horrible bombs already having been dropped, on civilians ?
"The nuclear bomb didn't beat Japan — Stalin did
The U.S. use of nuclear weapons against Japan during World War II has long been a subject of emotional debate.
Initially, few questioned President Truman’s decision to drop two atomic bombs, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But, in 1965, historian Gar Alperovitz argued that, although the bombs did force an immediate end to the war, Japan’s leaders had wanted to surrender anyway and likely would have done so before the American invasion planned for Nov. 1."
www.businessinsider.com/the-nuclear-bomb-didnt-beat-japan-stalin-did-2017-8
So, even without dropping the bombs Japan would have surrendered eventually. But would the Cold War have remained cold if it hadn't been for two of such horrible bombs already having been dropped, on civilians ?
"The nuclear bomb didn't beat Japan — Stalin did
The U.S. use of nuclear weapons against Japan during World War II has long been a subject of emotional debate.
Initially, few questioned President Truman’s decision to drop two atomic bombs, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But, in 1965, historian Gar Alperovitz argued that, although the bombs did force an immediate end to the war, Japan’s leaders had wanted to surrender anyway and likely would have done so before the American invasion planned for Nov. 1."
www.businessinsider.com/the-nuclear-bomb-didnt-beat-japan-stalin-did-2017-8
