So, I missed the anniversary of the dropping of the first two atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) but amazingly enough, I’m spot on time to celebrate the end of the war on V-J day, August 15, 1945.
For all the hassles and worries nuclear weapons have caused in the 58 years since they were first deployed early on a summer morning the alternatives are unthinkable. Consider Iwo Jima or Okinawa on a massive scale with waves of civilian suicide attacks not to mention a scorched earth strategy and early estimates of up to one million Allied casualties. I’d say it was a pretty fair trade-off.
So, hooray for the atom bomb and the fellows who designed it. Hooray for the men who flew it and the folks who cleaned up the mess. Hooray for victory and the building of a new world order.
Do you think two atomic bombs in say, Tehran and Riyadh would have the same effect?