there is literal no point for the bombs other than looking strong in front of the soviets, the japanese navy could not hold itself against the american which is what the whole pearl harbour thing was about, and japan could not do a war against the whole world and they were aware of it they staged a fucking inciting event to justify the war on china as defensive like there is no way that could not have been solved diplomatic the bombs were just cruelty
Not only cruelty, it also caused Japan to surrender to the USA, rather than to the Soviet Union, which ultimately led to the preservation of the Emperor, and of the system that keeps an Emperor as head.
ALSO THEY LITERALLY COULD HAVE HIT MILITARY TARGETS INSTEAD OF A FUCKING CITY IT WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME EFFECT the narrative that the soviet union saved the world during world war 2 would be tougher to argue against if they had both taken berlin and japan so the american move is just a geopolitical power move , i think the speech that the emperor gives on the terms of surrender describe it perfectly
"Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization."
there is literal no point for the bombs other than looking strong in front of the soviets, the japanese navy could not hold itself against the american which is what the whole pearl harbour thing was about, and japan could not do a war against the whole world and they were aware of it they staged a fucking inciting event to justify the war on china as defensive like there is no way that could not have been solved diplomatic the bombs were just cruelty
Not only cruelty, it also caused Japan to surrender to the USA, rather than to the Soviet Union, which ultimately led to the preservation of the Emperor, and of the system that keeps an Emperor as head.
ALSO THEY LITERALLY COULD HAVE HIT MILITARY TARGETS INSTEAD OF A FUCKING CITY IT WOULD HAVE HAD THE SAME EFFECT the narrative that the soviet union saved the world during world war 2 would be tougher to argue against if they had both taken berlin and japan so the american move is just a geopolitical power move , i think the speech that the emperor gives on the terms of surrender describe it perfectly
"Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization."