(April 30, 2009 at 12:33 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote:(April 30, 2009 at 12:06 pm)g-mark Wrote: The used the A-Bomb to coerce Japan to surrender.
For reasons already given I don't accept it applies to the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
Kyu
Your non acceptance doesn't make it incorrect though. The use of the nuclear weapons on Japan made the decision for the emperor to surrender a lot easier because he feared the consequences for his people. That is the essense of terrorism, no matter what the motive is.
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Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
