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If you are Truman, would you drop the bombs?

posted 5 months ago by sonans (1220)
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I think I will, because:

If I don't drop the bomb immediately, maybe japanese will attack one of U.S. military base in pacific like Pearl Harbor. Can you imagine the outcry if americans found out I'd the weapon to stop japanese but didn't use it?

It's a hard choice, but it's the only choice Truman had.

[–] ebhaynz (3537) a month ago

I know back then the American propaganda machine was in full force. Truman even called the Japanese "animals". Truman did what he thought was right, and let's face it the Japanese and Germans definitely would've popped off nukes if they had them.

After 6 years of World War with up to 100 million deaths dropping a nuke seems like a no brainer.

[–] AndyKing1967 (34054) a month ago

Yes.