August 6, 1945.

[Ulysses31]

If we had never dropped the bombs, I feel that it is inevitable that someone, at some point would have used a nuclear device on an enemy. No one gives a "demonstration" any credence. A video, as an earlier poster put it, would have accomplished nothing. The world needed to see, first hand, what happens when atomic weapons are used. Then and only then, would we go out of our way to make sure they would never be used again. The people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki did not die in vain.

That's a valid point and I do think deep down that America was most shocked by the bombings (they researched the after affects and saw the wounded first hand) but with the cold war accelerated their nuclear weapons programme. It's just a shame that after so many wars people still find reasons to **** one another, I think we've had our chances and in many ways we are no more civilised that we were 200 years ago. There has been great examples of people of all religions and nationalities trading and living in harmony with one another (especially middle east) many centuries ago and you'd think we would be finally 'at peace' now.

 

[Trident1]

That's not fact that's just an assumption. Wars can change course in days and in the many battles before the US reached the Japanese mainland the Japanese may well have sensed defeat and surrendered. Unless anyone here is Emperor Hirohito, no one can proclaim 100% that Japan would have fought to the last, man woman and *****. George Bush proclaimed 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq back in 2003 yet fighting continued and more American troops died after that than before so in war NOTHING is set in stone.

You have the pleasure of "assuming" since your ****** was never slated to be in Operation Olympic. Mine was.

 

[Ulysses31]

You have the pleasure of "assuming" since your ****** was never slated to be in Operation Olympic. Mine was.

Glad to see you've moved on

 

[Trident1]

Glad to see you've moved on

My own existence matters. Had my ****** died on X Day then I would not exist.

Now do you get it?



Liberal revisionists.

 

[Mayhem]

You have the pleasure of "assuming" since your ****** was never slated to be in Operation Olympic. Mine was.

Glad to see you've moved on

He makes a fair point. My ****** was in on the invasion of Guam (USMC) and was stationed there for the remainder. Who knows, but it's not outside the bounds of reason that he would have been deployed (for all I know, it may have been happening. He never talks about the war) to the invasion, if not immediately then, sometime during. For some of us, this is not merely an intellectual exercise.

 

[Trident1]

He makes a fair point. My ****** was in on the invasion of Guam (USMC) and was stationed there for the remainder. Who knows, but it's not outside the bounds of reason that he would have been deployed (for all I know, it may have been happening. He never talks about the war) to the invasion, if not immediately then, sometime during. For some of us, this is not merely an intellectual exercise.

Mayhem your ****** definately would've been involved in either Olympic or Coronet.

One Marine division was left off of the Spring '46 roster for Coronet as it's losses were predicted to be so great as to render it useless for any operation.



Speaking about Guam my ****** was a loader #4 turret on the USS Pennsylvania giving fire support for your ****** and his fellow Marines on shore.:hatsoff:

 

[maildude]

We're using nuclear-tipped tank killers right now, among other low-level nuclear weapons on the battlefield. Some wonder how much farther it will go.

 

[itcouldbeme]

Was the bombing necessary to win the war in the Pacific?

Functionally no, but by then the whole thing had become rather blasé and the bombing was a great way to just move forward...

In contemporary society, what are your views on such an event?

It worked before...

 

[Straight Shooter]

Yes

 

[316sherm]

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima followed shortly by Nagasaki (9th)...

Was the bombing necessary to win the war in the Pacific? In contemporary society, what are your views on such an event?

Have at it...

In one word...YES! It was horrific but it was also horrific what they (Japan) did at Pearl Harbor. The nuclear bomb, was nothing more than an exclamation point. It's was like...fuck all this ****...we got this super bomb, and let just fuck em up to the point where they won't fight back and end this **** quick!

 

[meesterperfect]

whats all the fuss?
it was either drop the bomb or proceed into japan.
or do nothing, let them regain power and wait until they invaded us.
they weren't gonna stop.
so theres 3 possibilities, anybody have another?

if not take your choice a stick with it.