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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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Happy 59th

59 years ago, we dropped the 1st & 2nd Atomic bombs against Japan.
What are your thoughts on Truman's decision to use nukes?

Paul

Edit: 2004 - 1945 = 59!!
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Oaf
60 years ago, we dropped the 1st & 2nd Atomic bombs against Japan.
What are your thoughts on Truman's decision to use nukes?

Paul
Good call. I don't know if the second one was necessary, though. Historians agree that an invasian of Japan would have been the only other likely way to end the war, at the cost of 100s of thousands of U.S. and Japanese lives.
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