[Northern Yankee]

However, regardless of the extent of evil within the Japanese armed forces, it is never an excuse or justification for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

I agree with you.

This statement is nonsense. The atomic bombs actually saved more lives than it took. Had we invaded the mainland of Japan, casualties on both sides would have been enormous.

Cheers

[damondonion]

Allied leaders weren’t totally stupid and nobody was going to invade Japan after Okinawa. If the two A bombs had failed the next step probably would have been nerve gas.