“What if the alternative was for the U.S. to firebomb and blockade Japan [...]”
That was probably another possibility, but certainly not the only alternative to nuking cities.
How about nuking somewhere very visible but not so populated with the message: “We have more where that came from. Surrender or the next one won’t be in a daisy field.” ?
“What if the alternative was for the U.S. to firebomb and blockade Japan [...]”
That was probably another possibility, but certainly not the only alternative to nuking cities.
How about nuking somewhere very visible but not so populated with the message: “We have more where that came from. Surrender or the next one won’t be in a daisy field.” ?