It was two fold...

Japan wouldnt surrender after hiroshima and the allies couldnt mount a land invasion of japan, then the americans wanted to flex their muscles to the ruskies who they had grown suspicious of...

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on August 6th 2015 at 15:11:14

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70 years since the bomb in Hiroshima (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 6, 13:59:46
- Thanks - the memorial park in Hiroshima is a must (General Chat) - Jester, Aug 6, 14:33:58
  - I'd (General Chat) - Wol, Aug 6, 15:58:54
  - Actually, your comment about history being written by the victors reminded me of when we (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 6, 14:53:28
    - It was two fold... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 6, 15:11:14
      - If memory serves me correctly (General Chat) - Jester, Aug 6, 15:23:38
  - Disagree.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 6, 14:45:30
  - Thanks Jester. Interesting read (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 6, 14:44:29
- And that's a very, very small nuke by today's standards. Just horrific. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 6, 14:25:52
- Haunting stuff. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 6, 14:15:30
- Yup thanks BWOD (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 6, 14:12:18
  - Dad's ship was the first to rescue POWs from the Japanese camps (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Aug 6, 14:28:04
- Thanks BWOD... great pics (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Aug 6, 14:06:31

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