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Not to mention the fact that without dropping the A bombs...
Posted on: August 9, 2020 at 19:45:55 CT
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many, many more Japanese soldiers and civilians, along with Allied forces, would have been killed in an invasion of Japan. Here's one estimate:
Admiral Leahy estimated that the invasion would cost 268,000 casualties. Personnel at the Navy Department estimated that the total losses to America would be between 1.7 and 4 million with 400,000 to 800,000 deaths. The same department estimated that there would be up to 10 million Japanese casualties.
So, dropping the atomic bombs might have actually saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the final analysis.
Admiral Leahy estimated that the invasion would cost 268,000 casualties. Personnel at the Navy Department estimated that the total losses to America would be between 1.7 and 4 million with 400,000 to 800,000 deaths. The same department estimated that there would be up to 10 million Japanese casualties.
So, dropping the atomic bombs might have actually saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the final analysis.
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Not to mention the fact that without dropping the A bombs... - Deputy Dawg MU - 8/9 19:45:55