> pretty sure it was a message to hirohito to stop listening to his deluded e-generals and finally put a cost of human lives on what an invasion of japan would be like if they were retarded enough to fight to the death. yes, that is correct. the assessment was made in light of the battle of okinawa, which cost some 50,000 allied lives. the estimated level of casualties required to invade and take the main islands of japan was many multiples of that, so the nukes were used to send a powerful message. i'm sure there are legitimate questions about the way the us behaved towards japan that promoted the japanese attack on pearl harbor, but once the war started, the japanese behaved abominably and deserve everything they got.
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