Was talking to a friend of mine about the use of nukes and I was told about how it was the quicker way to save more lives. I’ve always heard this argument but still always believed that it was an extreme response that could have been avoided.
Am I naive in my thoughts here? What is everyone else’s interpretation of the events leading up to and the decision made to drop both bombs?
The United States Strategic Bombing Survey was a comprehensive investigation of all the effects of the allies bombing missions during WWII, both in terms of physical damage and whether they achieved their strategic goals, conducted in the immediate aftermath of the war. With regards to the Pacific theatre it concluded that;