Well that’s a interesting take. I won’t disagree that the US could’ve given them a warning. It may not of mattered as the Japanese at the time weren’t known for backing down.
I think US interests were focused on saving US lives at the cost of Japanese lives. I’m pretty sure the Japanese knew the US had nukes but they didn’t believe they would actually be used.
Hiroshima was the first non-top-secret detonation of a nuke. Literally no other country knew we had those weapons until we erased a city with it. They were theorized and a known possibility, but that’s a far cry from actionable intelligence or even a plausible suspicion.
Well that’s a interesting take. I won’t disagree that the US could’ve given them a warning. It may not of mattered as the Japanese at the time weren’t known for backing down.
I think US interests were focused on saving US lives at the cost of Japanese lives. I’m pretty sure the Japanese knew the US had nukes but they didn’t believe they would actually be used.
Hiroshima was the first non-top-secret detonation of a nuke. Literally no other country knew we had those weapons until we erased a city with it. They were theorized and a known possibility, but that’s a far cry from actionable intelligence or even a plausible suspicion.