It is self-evident that the bombs dropped on Japan ended the war and doubtless saved hundreds of thousands of lives (both American and Japanese) by avoiding an invasion.
A more intriguing question might be: "Could we have gotten the same result by simply bombing an uninhabited island off the coast of Japan?"
As the story goes... The two scenarios were debated by the American leadership at the time and it was decided that scaring the shit out of the Russians was just as important as ending the war quickly.
PS: Depleted uranium shells do not an atomic weapon make. We most definitely DID NOT nuke Iraq.
A more intriguing question might be: "Could we have gotten the same result by simply bombing an uninhabited island off the coast of Japan?"
As the story goes... The two scenarios were debated by the American leadership at the time and it was decided that scaring the shit out of the Russians was just as important as ending the war quickly.
PS: Depleted uranium shells do not an atomic weapon make. We most definitely DID NOT nuke Iraq.
"There's always a bigger fish."
Qui-Gon Jin (Star Wars)
Qui-Gon Jin (Star Wars)
