I feel that president Truman’s justifications for the atomic bombs were subversive, superficial and misleading. He wanted to prevent an invasion of Japan in order to save lives. Since theoretically the casualty count of the bombings would have be much fewer than the impending invasion. He also wanted to prevent Soviet involvement, as well as displaying to them the might of the puissant U.S. military.
To me, it just comes down to the semantics of the final ultimatum from the Potsdam Conference. Japan just wanted to maintain the integrity of someone they viewed as a deity. They were not asking for him to retain his position only to be exonerated of war crimes. They were willing to agree to nearly every other term. So how can bringing
To me, it just comes down to the semantics of the final ultimatum from the Potsdam Conference. Japan just wanted to maintain the integrity of someone they viewed as a deity. They were not asking for him to retain his position only to be exonerated of war crimes. They were willing to agree to nearly every other term. So how can bringing