The Japan That Can Say No
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- Synopsis
- Author describes the causes of friction between his country and the U.S., claiming that dropping the A-bomb on Japan rather than on Germany conveyed American racism.
- Copyright:
- 1991
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 158 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780671726867
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 09/23/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Shintaro Ishihara
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
1 out of 5
By Jason Symes on Jan 11, 2009
The United States didn't even have the atomic bomb until after Victory in Europe (May 8th 1945)--July 16th 1945 was when the first bomb was tested in the New Mexican desert. The U.S. War Department determined a minimum of 1 million American troops would be lost taking the Japanese home islands (far more than it cost to occupy Germany), and, since the Japanese military was arming and training women and children, another 4 million Japanese civilions were expected dead. Therefore, President Truman decided to end the war in a single stroke that would only put a minimum number of Americans in harm's way, and despite the horrific outcomes of the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, far fewer Japanese died than otherwise would've. Unfortunately, the Soviets took exception to our development and use of an atomic bomb without telling them, which led to the Cold War. So no, it's not racist that we used the a-bomb on Japan and not Germany, it's a matter of expected lives lost and timing.