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[maxq]

Or we could try:

1. Nuke city A

2. Demand unconditional surrender

3. Nuke city B

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Seems Imperial Japan was prepared to go to vol 11 on this, so I don't think your approach would have worked, unfortunately.

[turar → maxq]

What was the point of demanding unconditional surrender when Japan was ready to surrender before being nuked, if it kept the Emperor system?

[qbrass → turar]

Even if leaving the emperor in power wasn't just going to lead to a new war in the future.

Japan had four conditions for surrender.

1: The imperial government stays in power.

2: The imperial government handles disarmament and demobilizing the military.

3: No occupation of Japan or it's territories.

4: The imperial government handles trial and punishment of their war criminals.

[unusximmortalis → maxq]

It is one thing what you think you are prepared for and another what you really are prepared for when the real test begins.

[andrewflnr → maxq]

Uh, isn't that exactly what we did?

[qbrass → andrewflnr]

0: Demand unconditional surrender.