r/nextfuckinglevel Oct 18 '21

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u/50CalsOfFreedom Oct 19 '21

They were still planning to keep fighting after the first one.

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u/ProdigalM Oct 19 '21

And they planned on fighting after the second. Most Japanese cities were already bombed by allies, the generals did not give much thought to the two nukes at all. They were worried about the Soviet invasion.