@mack_a_d00@Dearg_Gosling@SaaSWiz This is not call of duty. For instance, Nazi germany was defeated by the Soviet Union despite inflicting more casualties. Also, the strait is still closed bucko
@msugreen07 Same reason millions of Christian Slavs were starved to death as POWs by the Germans. Existential wars don’t leave much room for prisoners.
@LastAyleidKing@blargman92 The bombs were also a tool to get Japan to surrender before the Soviet Union could get a stronger foothold in negotiations. A few thousand people dead was considered preferable to dealing with a north and south Japan situation.
@uTaO_95@blargman92 Pretty sure the point of the bombs was to get Japan to surrender before the Soviet Union could get a stronger foothold in negotiations. The US didn’t want to deal with a north and south japan