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There was not one mention of the country that was the driving force behind the war.
Funny, I could have sworn that the USA was mentioned at least once.
There was not one mention of the country that was the driving force behind the war.
Beyond the capability of being able to spray nukes on the US of A no-one really knows what Kim wants.
A totally unnecessary act of mass state terrorism, Joe.Exactly 72 years ago to the day, a small atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 70,000 people.
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A totally unnecessary act of mass state terrorism, Joe.
A totally unnecessary act of mass state terrorism, Joe.
It was totally unnecessary. The Japanese were beaten. The US knew this yet murdered those 70,000 people anyway.I take it that was written from a Japanese POW camp at the time?
It may have been an unnecessary act, it certainly was a brutal one - but sod all to do with state terrorism and could easily have been prevented had the Japanese military any regard for their citizens. I'm beginning to come round to the idea that you really are just trolling.
Beyond the capability of being able to spray nukes on the US no-one really knows what Kim wants. Whatever it is he will not relinquish his shiny new missiles for all the tea in China. No way. That means the threat of a nuclear holocaust will increase significantly in the near future. In addition other countries may want to develop their own nuclear weapons in case Kim gets an itchy finger and sees them as a suitable target. The whole scenario leaves me feeling rather pessimistic for the future.
The Japanese were beaten at the time. It was an unnecessary act of mass-murder which I'd call state terror.On what do you base this assertion?
Can you give us details of your strategic and tactical analysis, with calculations please.
It was totally unnecessary. The Japanese were beaten. The US knew this yet murdered those 70,000 people anyway.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_DownfallA study done for Secretary of War Henry Stimson's staff by William Shockley estimated that conquering Japan would cost 1.7–4 million American casualties, including 400,000–800,000 fatalities, and five to ten million Japanese fatalities. The key assumption was large-scale participation by civilians in the defense of Japan.
istm fairly certain Kim wants to stay in a position of absolute power, and eventually pass this on to an heir.
He doesn't need a ICBM with nuclear warhead to maintain his absolute authority, he gets that by other means. What I wonder is what are his international aspirations that make this capability such a high priority?
...after the dropping of both bombs, the US were surprised at how quickly Japan surrendered.
It was totally unnecessary. The Japanese were beaten. The US knew this yet murdered those 70,000 people anyway.
As a starter for ten, removal of many of the sanctions and embargoes on NK.