60th Anniversary of the end of World War II (VJ Day).
Posted: 16 Aug 2005, 17:19
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 581971.stm
Did the US need to drop the bombs? There's no denying allied POW's and many others were treated appallingly by the Japanese. What about their occupation of China and HK?
Since the dropping of the bombs brought an end to the Pacific War, is it not positive that more lives were saved (on both sides - allied and Japanese) because of this? I think the Americans used them as a weapon to put an end to the war quickly. Then again when you look at the massive casulaties (200,000 at Hiroshima/Nagaski) it is very People are still being affected by radiation.
Did the US need to drop the bombs? There's no denying allied POW's and many others were treated appallingly by the Japanese. What about their occupation of China and HK?
Since the dropping of the bombs brought an end to the Pacific War, is it not positive that more lives were saved (on both sides - allied and Japanese) because of this? I think the Americans used them as a weapon to put an end to the war quickly. Then again when you look at the massive casulaties (200,000 at Hiroshima/Nagaski) it is very People are still being affected by radiation.