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From: rb@cci632.UUCP (Rex Ballard)
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Subject: Re: Lives saved by nuking Japan?!? (was Re: The Presidents...)
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Date: Wed, 2-Jul-86 15:54:52 EDT
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In article <8399@cca.UUCP> dee@cca.UUCP (Donald Eastlake) writes:
>
>All these civilians, men women and children,, who were killed by US
>nuclear weapons had been instructed by their government, before our
>nuclear attack, to fight to the death to defend their homeland.  And
>mostly being loyal subjects of an absolute government would no doubt
>have done so.
>
>Our bombing was so terrible that, the Emperor, normally a pure
>figurehead, intervened and a surrender was accomplished.

As I understand it, the Emperor had never liked the idea of a war
with the U.S., or even war in general.  According to one TV
documentary, he was practically a prisoner in his own palace.

Still, the psychological effects of the bomb made the warlords
more willing to listen.