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To: zonder who wrote (54587)	10/25/2002 8:20:41 AM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Zonder, The Japanese were already beaten at that point, but refused to surrender. The nukes convinced the Japanese command that they must surrender and probably saved millions. While this may seem strange look at the estimates for Olympic: ww2pacific.com Your comments reflect some distaste for nukes. While that is normal, realize at the time no such issue existed outside of the scientific community. Truman was faces with Plan A and millions of deaths or Plan B and a much quicker outcome. The current feeling of immorality associated with nuclear power emerged during the cold-war. John

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