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Old 05-13-2004, 02:45 PM   #3
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Originally posted by jaguar
I'm probably wrong but hadn't Germany surrendered or was about to be overrun by the time the first a-bomb dropped?
you are correct, but the discussion had been going on for some time and the idea to use this weapon on german soil, if and when ready, was rejected on all sides. when it was available the same charitable views were not extended toward the japanese.
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