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Suchfriends brings up the very plausible argument that the A-bombs were dropped to intimidate the Russians, yet does a horrible job of defending that stance. From what I understand, the Japanese were very close to surrender at the time the bombs were dropped.
He also adds that the Russians were close to building a bomb, which isn't true.
The "we saved half a million lives by dropping the bomb" argument is utter bullshit. I don't believe there ever would have been an invasion of the Japanese mainland, anyhow. What would the purpose be when you can firebomb the shit out of them?
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