Comment Re:True but irrelevant (Score 1) 112
Most of the US military commanders who knew about the nuclear bombing thought it was unneccessary on the grounds that Japan was near surrender
Even after the bombings, when it was clear that Japan would be thoroughly fucked if they kept fighting, their ministry of war attempted a coup to prevent the surrender. So it is reasonable to assume that, without the nukes, Japan would have kept fighting, forcing a much bloodier land invasion.