Originally posted by yeah[..]
I'm with you there. But if the US, Russia, Pakistan and so on conceed it to themselves, they have no right to deny it from others. Especially not the US. As fas as I know, there's only one country that dropped the A-Bomb...
Originally posted by yeah[..]
I'm with you there. But if the US, Russia, Pakistan and so on conceed it to themselves, they have no right to deny it from others. Especially not the US. As fas as I know, there's only one country that dropped the A-Bomb...
Originally posted by markp91[..]
...Luxembourg? lol...
I think no one can have such a bomb...Forbid it for everyone!
Originally posted by stj0691[..]
true....however that is another matter alltogether. have a listen to russians by sting.
as for that other matter, it was either an invasion of japan....which could have costed 1 million american lives, or drop the a-bomb. kinda hard choice especially if it were your first year as president.
Originally posted by yeah[..]
The estimated number of American victims was some 10 000s not a million. So about 50 000 Americans against 240 000 civilians.
But you're right, one could argue on this matter for years.
Originally posted by http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/decision.cfm
Military Considerations
June, 1945
During the bloody struggle to take the Philippines and Okinawa, President Truman and his military were concentrating on an invasion of Japan. The U.S. Navy was cruising off the Japanese coast and submarines were patrolling the Sea of Japan. Those in power in Tokyo were making plans for a house-to-house resistance to any invasion. Japan had over 5 million men under arms, of which 2 million were stationed on the home islands. Based upon the dogged resistance at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the allies determined that as many as 500,000 to one million allied soldiers would die if the invasion, scheduled for November 1, 1945 took place.
Originally posted by http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.ww2.html
180,000 killed, wounded, or missing after atomic bomb is dropped. Two days later Soviet Union enters war against Japan.
Originally posted by yeahRead these for other numbers:
It's just that there are several positions on that matter. I wouldn't wanna have to take a decision.
Originally posted by molang7[..]
Extremely hard. anyone sane would not want to make that kinda decision...seeing your own citizens' lives lost or killing hundreds of thousands of others.
In the words of Bono "You don't have to become a monster in order to defeat a monster" (something liek that), but at the same time....if you can call the a-bomb a "good or positive thing"...it did end the war.
Thank God I'm not a politician and don't have to (and will never) make those types of decisions...
Originally posted by stj0691[..]
Bono did say that.... at the Milan concert before Miss Sarajevo.
Originally posted by yuri31Anyone here?
