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Reply #378: Some certainly felt it was a mistake, but that's not what you claimed. [View All]

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Raskolnik

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Wed Jun-28-06 02:53 PM
Response to Reply #375

378. Some certainly felt it was a mistake, but that's not what you claimed.

You claimed that "every" military leader was against the use of nuclear weapons. That is simply nonsense, and I don't even think you actually believe it, so lets just drop that point.

George Marshall's opinion on the matter seems quite representative of many of the military figures at the time. He was ambilvalent about the use of such a weapon against Japan's civilian population and made arguments for several alternatives. He was ultimately convinced, however, that the use of the weapons was the best way to avoid a far greater cost in lives.

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