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To: Taro who wrote (626409)	8/31/2011 10:44:07 AM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588040

it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945, and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated. This conclusion assumed that a conventional fire-bombing attack would have continued, with ever-increasing numbers of B-29s, and a greater level of destruction to Japan's cities and population. So if no atomic bombs were dropped at all.....conventional firebombing attack would have destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki along with other Japanese cities through perhaps December 1945..........killing far more Japanese in total than the two atomic blasts. I actually think Hirohito figured the next one would target him in Tokyo. From what history I recall......all he cared about was his sovereignty........NOT the suffering of his people or the destruction of Japan.