[BITList] Fwd: [vsdh] Why Japan Surrendered

[franka]

Colin,
After working with the Japanese for a number of years I do remember 
telling them that one of our biggest mistakes was stopping at two bombs 
as they have never been made to face up to their atrocity's
frank

On 8/7/2011 11:53 PM, x50type at cox.net wrote:
> /That what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki>was 
> not overly remarkable. And, strangest of all: That nuclear explosives 
> may not be particularly effective weapons of war./
> //
> 'not overly remarkable' -- 'not particularly effective' ----- is 
> hasegawa for real.....?
> ct
> *From:* Michael Feltham <mailto:ismay at mjfeltham.plus.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 07, 2011 9:41 AM
> *To:* BIT List <mailto:BITList at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com>
> *Subject:* [BITList] Fwd: [vsdh] Why Japan Surrendered
> A very interesting read
> Mike
> -------------------------------------------------
> Dear Friends and Jack, you may find the attached article interesting. 
> It makes some sense to me. The question that comes to mind is why the 
> Russians declared war on Japan. Was it because the atom bomb made it 
> clear that Japan would not win and they wished to join the winning 
> side? Warm regards, Jonah.
> http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2011/08/07/why_did_japan_surrender/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed1_HP
>
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