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What if the U.S. had not dropped two atomic bombs on Japan?

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Fire bombing had killed 100,000 in Tokyo with no discernible political effect. Only the atomic bomb could jolt Japan's leadership to surrender. * With only two bombs ready (and a third on the way by late August 1945) it was too risky to "waste" one in a demonstration over an unpopulated area. read more

The Soviets would have pushed south through Hokkaido and Northern Honshu. The Americans, possibly with Australian aid, would have pushed north through Kyushu and southern Honshu. read more

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