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Re: Hiroshima-Was It Necessary?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:36:42 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > I haven't yet read the site (I dunno if I will-- depends I guess), but it
> > > really leads me to wonder whether anyone out there actually *DOES* believe
> > > it was "necessary"?
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> > No time to dig into this in depth but I should point out that I have, in
> > this very group, already taken the stance that *both* bombings were necessary.
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> I must have missed that debate-- suffice to say that while I obviously don't
> have all the information, based on what I know, I don't think they were
> necessary or called for at all. Anyone want to point me somewhere to make me
> reconsider?
I think the evidence is against them being necessary to beat Japan (they
were already beaten). Cynics will say that they provided a test for the new
toy (I can't believe that). But I do wonder if they were deemed necessary
simply to send the right message to Jo Stalin. It may even be the case that
they were worth it in that respect?
Scott A
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> DaveE
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| (...) From what I heard from a US history teacher, the question was being considered as to whether or not to test on an uninhabited island. We were considering "demonstrating" on the island to other nations, but were worried that "What if the tests (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I must have missed that debate-- suffice to say that while I obviously don't have all the information, based on what I know, I don't think they were necessary or called for at all. Anyone want to point me somewhere to make me reconsider? DaveE (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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