Lasse:
I believe that, while the targets were not named, warnings of some sort were given.
Certainly, after Hiroshima the Japanese government knew what would happen if they did
not surrender, and did not take immediate action.
Having been to Hiroshima and having visited the museum there and listened to
survivors, I regret that it had to happen. If, however, you read "Flags of our
Fathers" or other descriptions of the battle at Iwo Jima, you may understand why I,
and many Americans, believe the bombings were preferable to an invasion of the main
islands of
Japan.
Dan
Lasse wrote:
> > I guess it's a matter of definition of "warning",
> > but by any reasonable use of the language, in
> > the case of the two bombs on Hiroshima and
> > Nagasaki respectively, there was no warning
> > that would have given the civilians a chance
> > to escape. More than 100 000 civilians were
> > killed there.
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