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Does this mean we might nuke Africa someday?Never
We looked at the Japs as savages, We still identified with Germany
The question could be phrased a bit differently so as to allow real agreement, and imagining what could possibly happen there to create a sufficient scenario is difficult. If, for example, terrorists were themselves holding a nuke in Africa with intent to deliver it to Europe or something, a 'small' 'device' might be employed where they wouldn't do it in England.Does this mean we might nuke Africa someday?Never
We looked at the Japs as savages, We still identified with Germany
Never
We looked at the Japs as savages, We still identified with Germany
Well the U.S. knew Japan was trying to surrender and it didn't stop them, so I'm not sure that's a convincing argument. My gut says they wouldn't have nuked Germany, but I can't come up with a logical basis for that feeling.I've often wondered about this. At first, I thought that, no, dropping it on Japan was a bit racist (at least) and they wouldn't have done it to a European population. But, after reflecting about Dresden and other examples, I believe if they'd had it in, say, July 1944, especially if they were sure Hitler was there, they'd have done it to Berlin.
On the other hand, I think, if that had been the situation, the allies would have tried to contact the Wehrmacht High Command and told them what would happen if they did not surrender. Our perception of the Japanese was that they would never, ever surrender, whereas I'm sure we knew that, Hitler suddenly disappearing, the Germans would have accepted.
Nope, 'Japan' was not trying to surrender, and you know it.Well the U.S. knew Japan was trying to surrender and it didn't stop them, so I'm not sure that's a convincing argument. My gut says they wouldn't have nuked Germany, but I can't come up with a logical basis for that feeling.I've often wondered about this. At first, I thought that, no, dropping it on Japan was a bit racist (at least) and they wouldn't have done it to a European population. But, after reflecting about Dresden and other examples, I believe if they'd had it in, say, July 1944, especially if they were sure Hitler was there, they'd have done it to Berlin.
On the other hand, I think, if that had been the situation, the allies would have tried to contact the Wehrmacht High Command and told them what would happen if they did not surrender. Our perception of the Japanese was that they would never, ever surrender, whereas I'm sure we knew that, Hitler suddenly disappearing, the Germans would have accepted.
That is why this is hypotheticalNever
We looked at the Japs as savages, We still identified with Germany
germany already surrendered idiot
That is why this is hypotheticalNever
We looked at the Japs as savages, We still identified with Germany
germany already surrendered idiot
If we nuked Moscow, Germany and Japan would have divided the East between themselves. Think.A story could be written about the US having the bomb in early '4' and dropping it on Moscow. Japan and Germany would surely have surrendered at that example, and the obvious future enemy would have been 'neutralized'. America would have been standing astride the world it the biggest army, the biggest air force, the biggest navy and the 'baddest' weapon.
They would, knowing they were next if they didn't surrender? No one and nothing could have resisted the US after late '45, not even if the Russians were around.If we nuked Moscow, Germany and Japan would have divided the East between themselves. Think.A story could be written about the US having the bomb in early '4' and dropping it on Moscow. Japan and Germany would surely have surrendered at that example, and the obvious future enemy would have been 'neutralized'. America would have been standing astride the world it the biggest army, the biggest air force, the biggest navy and the 'baddest' weapon.
Well the U.S. knew Japan was trying to surrender and it didn't stop them, so I'm not sure that's a convincing argument. My gut says they wouldn't have nuked Germany, but I can't come up with a logical basis for that feeling.I've often wondered about this. At first, I thought that, no, dropping it on Japan was a bit racist (at least) and they wouldn't have done it to a European population. But, after reflecting about Dresden and other examples, I believe if they'd had it in, say, July 1944, especially if they were sure Hitler was there, they'd have done it to Berlin.
On the other hand, I think, if that had been the situation, the allies would have tried to contact the Wehrmacht High Command and told them what would happen if they did not surrender. Our perception of the Japanese was that they would never, ever surrender, whereas I'm sure we knew that, Hitler suddenly disappearing, the Germans would have accepted.
Nonsense. One, you are guilty of present-ism, where hindsight is supposedly 20 20, which in your case proves false. Two, we could not have taken the USSR on and done anything more than defend the coast and most of France and some of western Germany. Three, you have no idea at all about the deployment of troops, logistics, armaments, and nuclear deployment, do you?They would, knowing they were next if they didn't surrender? No one and nothing could have resisted the US after late '45, not even if the Russians were around.If we nuked Moscow, Germany and Japan would have divided the East between themselves. Think.A story could be written about the US having the bomb in early '4' and dropping it on Moscow. Japan and Germany would surely have surrendered at that example, and the obvious future enemy would have been 'neutralized'. America would have been standing astride the world it the biggest army, the biggest air force, the biggest navy and the 'baddest' weapon.
