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A land invasion was never necessary because the Japanese power structure had been collapsing for some years when the decision was made to use the nukes. We should have used Fabius' strategy of the Second Punic War: keep your eye on the enemy but never engage them. A study was done in 1945 that concluded that the Japanese empire would have collapsed within another six months of sustaining all their forces in their territorial holdings. Absolutely no blood was necessary; they were spread out too thin to last for much longer.
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So, you would rather we just sat back and watched as Japan ate itself. Ya, that wouldn't have led to military coups, riots and civilian deaths. I'm sure they would have just made the transition peacefully. Its not like its a society with a tradition of ritualistic suicides or anything.
Or, they would have gotten desperate and lashed out ferociously at our fleet( ever heard of a kamikaze?) in a final act of defiance. More death and estruction.
And in either scenerio, I'm sure the Russians would have been glad to step in a take a foothold amidst all the chaos. Is that a better situation? [/quote]