----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Perelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The atomic bomb attack on Japan had to be hurried because the Japanese were > trying to make contact in order to surrender. It was imperative to be able to > drop the bomb before surrender in order to demonstrate its effectiveness to the > Soviet Union. Ian might have something to say about this. > ========== It's all in Gar Alperovitz' "The Decision to use the Atomic Bomb." As usual the historical-philosophical dispute is over the interpretation of motives. Ian
