Sure, MacArthur would never have dropped The Bomb had the decision been left up to him.
Fun fact: the atom bomb was top secret, right? Nobody knew about it, including the Americans, until it dropped. The US military went calmly about planning Operation Downfall, the invasion of the Japanese homeland, like the Bomb wasn't even there. The Japanese had figured out where it was going to land, and planned a defense. And their defense was a good one. It would have been a bloodbath on both sides. Not only squadrons of kamikaze pilots and sailors with one way tickets to the shrine of heroes at Yasukuni; but the women and children clutching pitiful staves and bamboo spears.
Well, since he is specifically pointing to the dropping of the A-bomb, I would assume he means Truman and his advisors specifically.
Sure, MacArthur would never have dropped The Bomb had the decision been left up to him.
Fun fact: the atom bomb was top secret, right? Nobody knew about it, including the Americans, until it dropped. The US military went calmly about planning Operation Downfall, the invasion of the Japanese homeland, like the Bomb wasn't even there. The Japanese had figured out where it was going to land, and planned a defense. And their defense was a good one. It would have been a bloodbath on both sides. Not only squadrons of kamikaze pilots and sailors with one way tickets to the shrine of heroes at Yasukuni; but the women and children clutching pitiful staves and bamboo spears.
Wasn't MacArthur the one that came up with the idea of dropping "30 to 50" nukes to win the Korean war?