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How can you possibly believe the combination of 2 atomic bombs, but specifically the bomb dropped on #Nagasaki (Aug. 09. 1945) had no "actual role in the decision to surrender", when that decision was announced on August 15, less than a week later?
What I'm picking up from these exchanges is, you haven't actually read anything about Japan's surrender. I would be happy to tell you (and others) about it. But I first want to make sure that your goal here is to become less ignorant. Is that fair? Or are you just trolling?
I'm not trolling. I just got done with 5 days of research. Your claim "There is no evidence that the #Nagasaki bombing played any actual role in the decision to surrender" demands that I try to prove a negative.
It is you that needs to prove they didn't play a role.
Quick aside: 5 days of research is a good start! But just for context, I have a PhD in the history of science, and my job is as a historian of nuclear weapons. I'm not appealing to expertise here, but just giving some context to my answers. I'll come back to Nagasaki in a moment.
I didn't say 5 days was all I'd achieved over the last few decades. But okay Dr., as I said, I'm willing to look at your evidence that the Japanese high command was willing to surrender before Hiroshima as you claimed. Please send that.
"There is no evidence that the #Nagasaki bombing played any actual role in the decision to surrender". By inferring there is evidence to the contrary (& b/c you offered a 'reading list') I'll take one from you that includes writings from Japanese leaders that claim it *didn't.
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