Atomic bomb survivors want an apology from Obama.

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As far as what happened, I remember seeing a History Channel thing explaining that Japan wanted to surrender. When the first warning was issued, Japan said no. So no more Hiroshima.

It got tricky after that. Apparently there is a specific "No" in Japanese that is used in bartering to essentially say "I don't want those terms, but I want what you're offering". I guess sorry of a "let's negotiate this surrender" kind of thing. However, the translator just read it as no. Bomb number two drops on Nagasaki. It was at that point that Japan surrendered under our conditions.

So I believe the first bomb was necessary. It sent a message saying "We can and will end you, and anyone else who thinks they can stop us." But apparently that seconds bomb could have been avoided.