Unfounded. U.S. and Britain had begged Stalin at the Tehran Conference and at Yalta to join the war against Japan. He promised to so 90 days after German surrender. Deal was made, both sides kept promises.https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/1027574361262383104 …
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Impossible for... who? Stalin. I mean, Stalin gets what Stalin wants. Evidence for US wanting to demonstrate to Soviets is pretty weak. One of many possible motivations. Stalin WAS impressed, FWIW. Depressed in his dacha all day long. Sad Stalin.
After his depressed day (we've all had them), he did two things: 1. move up the schedule of invasion, and 2. give a full-steam-ahead on the Soviet bomb project, and tell his scientists that their job was to keep the USSR from becoming like Japan. For what it is worth.
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The Soviet defeat of 1,000,000 of Japan’s best remaining forces in Manchuria induced Japan to surrender as much as the A-bombings. Japanese historians confirm this.
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By this time, Japan survived worse raids. Firebombing of Tokyo was more destructive and killed more people than a-bomb: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo …
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