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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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Originally Posted by CYDdharta View Post
Eventually. The only ones we had (Fat Man and Little Boy) were prototypes, it isn't like we had a production line set up. We didn’t even know if they’d work. I can’t find production rates, but I think it’s safe to assume it would have taken months at least to produce another bomb, and weeks to ship it to Okinawa.
If that's the truth then I guess the only rational way to end the war was to drop the bomb. If it isn't then I still believe there were better ways to handle the situation.

It would have been too late if we waited for "eventually".
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