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"The bomb was dropped to test the bomb (and the scare the USSR) and for no other reason."
Clearly your own personal speculation. But actually the widely accepted reason was to quickly end the war and spare even MORE American and Japanese casualties.
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The bomb was still in it's testing stages at the time it was used on Japan. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were still tests.
It was also a show of force by the US against the USSR.
I'm not saying either of these was
the reason, but they did factor in to the final decision.
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"As for the subject of nuclear profileration - of course the US should try to stop this. But it's already too late - India, Pakistan, N Korea, Israel and possibly S Africa already have the bomb. You can't change the past, or is George W planning to invade all those countries too?"
- Israel hasen't signed the NPT, and therefore is exempt from any kind of critizism.
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How so?
Israel still officially denies it has a nuclear program. Dimona is still a "textile plant".
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- South Africa is breaking international treaties, and shouldn't be allowed to possess such weapons. Why do they need it anyways? To protect themselves from Botswana?  |
South Africa had developed nukes under the apartheid regime in the 80's (not exactly sure of the date?), but they were dismantled when the regime fell. And yes, those evil Botswanans.