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Would the Japanese have surrendered without the use of nuclear bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Would the Japanese have surrendered without the use of nuclear bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Yes
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Others contend that Japan had been trying to surrender for at least two months, but the US refused by insisting on an unconditional surrender�which they did not get even after the bombing, the bone of contention being retention of the Emperor.
No
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In reply, defenders of the decision to use the bombs say that it is almost certain that the Japanese would not have surrendered without their use, and that hundreds of thousands - perhaps millions - would have perished in the planned U.S. invasion of Japan.