Nuclear War

[GordonH]

If the reports of Putin possibly having blood cancer, just maybe he goes out in a massive bang and pushes the button.

Only if blood cancer report is true.

[Even Steven]

I think most people agree the Japanese nukes were justified

Hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths were justified?

[GordonH]

I think most people agree the Japanese nukes were justified

Hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths were justified?

Either in split second or over years of continuing fight ww2.

[Even Steven]

Either in split second or over years of continuing fight ww2.

Interesting. In the rest of the world, it's viewed as a war crime, but I guess we have a different viewpoint...

[GordonH]

Either in split second or over years of continuing fight ww2.

Interesting. In the rest of the world, it's viewed as a war crime, but I guess we have a different viewpoint...

So you had preferred the US bomb island of Japan with conventional weapons until the Emperor had surrendered. Meanwhile killing as many if not more people.

[Even Steven]

So you had preferred the US bomb island of Japan with conventional weapons until the Emperor had surrendered. Meanwhile killing as many if not more people.

It's not my preference. It's everyone else in the world who views it as a war crimes.

But it's cool that you think it's perfectly fine to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians in order to make somebody to surrender

[GordonH]

So you had preferred the US bomb island of Japan with conventional weapons until the Emperor had surrendered. Meanwhile killing as many if not more people.

It's not my preference. It's everyone else in the world who views it as a war crimes.

But it's cool that you think it's perfectly fine to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians in order to make somebody to surrender

It’s not cool Even Steven, so show me a war in history that was cool.

As it was US was going to have the Emperor of Japan surrender either by conventional weapons (bomb the hell out of island of Japan). Or use there latest weapon, US chose the latter.

btw Hitler killed millions in gas chambers.

[seewood]

^^^^The US knew that invading Japan to end the war would cause untold casualties, on both sides.
The nuclear option was exercised to reduce this.
Yes, without a doubt it sucked big time for Japan, however at this point of the war they were not in the driver seat.

[gertlush]

So you had preferred the US bomb island of Japan with conventional weapons until the Emperor had surrendered. Meanwhile killing as many if not more people.

It's not my preference. It's everyone else in the world who views it as a war crimes.

But it's cool that you think it's perfectly fine to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians in order to make somebody to surrender

You are incorrect, that is not the prevailing view of it. And the Japanese were given the chance to surrender before, and then after the first bomb, and then finally after the 2nd they did.

[ekir8]

If I were a betting man, I'd say if it is going to happen (Really don't think it will) it will go down between 4:00 am and 1:00 pm (our time) tomorrow. Again, don't think it's going to happen, but the biggest bang for the buck would be during those hours.

Should we lie down or put a paper bag over our heads or something?

[+++]

If I were a betting man, I'd say if it is going to happen (Really don't think it will) it will go down between 4:00 am and 1:00 pm (our time) tomorrow. Again, don't think it's going to happen, but the biggest bang for the buck would be during those hours.

Should we lie down or put a paper bag over our heads or something?

[Drip_Torch]

If I were a betting man, I'd say if it is going to happen (Really don't think it will) it will go down between 4:00 am and 1:00 pm (our time) tomorrow. Again, don't think it's going to happen, but the biggest bang for the buck would be during those hours.

Should we lie down or put a paper bag over our heads or something?

Well hey, if you're looking for a suggestion from me, how about look at a calendar?

[ekir8]

Should we lie down or put a paper bag over our heads or something?

Well hey, if you're looking for a suggestion from me, how about look at a calendar?

You wrote that March 24th! Not May! Well I'll be a sonuvabitch, we made it!

[Drip_Torch]

Well hey, if you're looking for a suggestion from me, how about look at a calendar?

You wrote that March 24th! Not May! Well I'll be a sonuvabitch, we made it!

Yep, and my bet, for what it's worth, is we'll continue to make it.

[oldtrucker]

Either in split second or over years of continuing fight ww2.

Interesting. In the rest of the world, it's viewed as a war crime, but I guess we have a different viewpoint...

At that time political correctness didn't exist. The Japanese were deeply hated. Any resemblance to the rising sun flag...even on my antique pre war Sunset Dyes packs was banned because it had a similar rising sun picture on the logo. No one cared about how much suffering those bombs caused...they hoped they were horrific to the max and killed as many as possible. Not dropping them could have cost the US another 250,000 lives and Japan even more.