Transcription: There is no doubt that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought the war to an immediate end. Though the Japanese were at the brink of defeat, with their naval forces almost obliterated, it is likely that several more months of prolonged combat would have been necessary to bring about a Japanese surrender. A number of historians claim that the deaths caused by the bombs were actually fewer than those that would have resulted from an invasion of mainland Japan. Nevertheless, the decision to use atomic bombs remains a subject of debate. Much more consideration has has been given the moral a ...
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