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Originally Posted by AJG
Yes, certainly a bomb would be better. I just don't like how they used it. They could have bombed a less populated area killing less people, but still bringing the same fear.
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I am about the opposite. If the bomb was to be used, it was used the right way. This was the frontier of unranium usage, and the bombs were not mass producable yet. It had to be used in a big way. Dropping it small may have allowed the Japanese elite to believe that the US was scared, not committed, etc.
However, i believe the bomb was not neccessary at all, and i have made the case throughout this thread.