It's not a justification of any such thing. Just stating that it didn't really have that much to do with how and why we ended up going to war with Japan as we would like to think or believe that it did. In that respect your Philippines comparison is irrelevant.
There is no denying the Emperor was key in the aftermath of the surrender. The cathartic impact of the emperor's words allowed the public to embrace the once alien concept of defeat. His words were also necessary in forcing a consensus between the political and military elite, some of whom were still determined to fight to the bitter end.
And he thinks he's on higher moral ground than anyone else here, go figure.
While that was actually discussed it was decided not to arrange such a demonstration. Because the weapon was still unproven in respect in method of delivery. There was still a fairly good chance that it might fail to detonate or the detonation might fall well short of expectation. It was decided they couldn't chance the spectre of such a failure.
Your posts on this subject are almost laughable...
Dude, we get it. You don't like the idea of civilians being killed in war. Guess what... none of us do either.
Dropping nukes was not a war crime and neither were the bombings of cities in Japan and Germany.
If that is the level of your reading comprehension... YIKES!!
Not quite as biting an insult as you might have thought it was gonna be... LOL
I never said that civilians are a legitimate target. You are free to lie and cry all you like though... sitting back, 75 years later and arrogantly Monday Morning Quarterback it safe in the freedoms that those soldiers and politicians protected for you is your right. Unfortunately, you are engaging in it.
Never did that... but please post more lies.
Unfortunately, @Atomic Kid and far too many others think that not giving a kid their daily apple when they have been beating up the neighbor kids is justification for that bully to turn around and punch you in the face.
Do you know why we resorted to firebombing? Because the jetstream over Japan rendered the B29's high altitude bombing efficiency and accuracy all but useless, as it made hitting their targets with any sort of effectiveness practically impossible. Then someone noted that 60 to 75 percent of the structures in Japanese cities such as Tokyo were constructed from wood. So a Dresden like attack could be highly effective in such a setting. The results of the spectacular destruction of the low level firebombing of Tokyo encouraged General Lemay to adopt that same tactic in cities all across Japan. They couched it in terms destroying military or war production targets but really they were almost entirely concentrated on the population centers of those cities. They were looking kill as many 'workers (civilians) as possible and break the will of the Japanese people. The atomic attacks were a continuation of that strategy
The atomic bombs were used as soon as they became available. The atomic bombs in terms of the destruction and death they wrought were similar to firebombing. They were just a heck of a lot more efficient as one bomb from one plane could do the same amount of damage as hundreds of planes. Think if the language of Potsdam declaration allowing the Emperor remain as their sovereign had been left in. Maybe it wouldn't have happened at all. Although there is a part of me that believes that a massive state project committing huge amounts resources, money and effort such as the Manhattan Project that produced the bomb, probably made its use too irresistible.
LOL! The problem was that we didn't think this particular kid was even capable of being able to punch us in the face.
Then prove them wrong.
Not why we placed an oil embargo, moved bombers to the Philippines and our Pacific fleet to Hawaii at all. It was dissuade and curtail Japan's aggressive expansion in Asia until such time to be able to deal with them later. Our concentration was on Europe and Germany.
Are you okay?
Sure. LOL. They only had taken over half of China.
The point is that you didn't prove anything in the first place.
So what?
Because I can.
First be cause taking responsibility for past actions is important for healing. Second because although most of the original actors are dead, their children and grandchildren of the victims are not, and that kind of trauma transcends generations. Third because, for political reasons, Japan was never forced to publicly acknowledge and take responsibility for its' crimes as Germany was.