Consider what would have happened had we not dropped the bomb.
How many Japanese (soldiers and civilians), along with US soldiers would have perished had we invaded Japan?
Something else to ponder....you think the Soviets wouldn’t have been involved? And you think the Soviets wouldn’t demand something in return for their involvement in defeating Japan?
Japan most likely would have been divided, like Germany and Korea. And then you would have had a Civil War, just like Korea. And no doubt, the US would have been involved in that as well.
I fully support the nuking of an enemy who will not surrender.
Like Dutch said, a country has to have the guts and determination to win.
We can use robots to pump oil under sea, we can use them to pump oil from and pit of blue glass just as easily.