MontanaHatchet said:
Not only were the circumstances completely different (which I'm sure you realize, but are ignoring), the U.S. hasn't used one since (despite being in several wars). Not to mention the U.S. has severely reduced its number of nuclear weapons and been one of the leading nations worldwide in nuclear disarmament. But whatever... |
Additionally pretty much any historian who has studied the issue will tell you the use of Nuclear weapons was actually the best option to end the war.
All of the other options would of ended with more deaths... and possibly Japan being split like Korea and Germany. Both situations likely would of made the "Japanese Micracle" unworkable... and Japan would of ended up much like the Vietnam and Korea.