On August 14, 1945, after the two atomic bombs had been dropped on Japan, and after Emperor Hirohito had agreed to surrender because “the enemy now possesses a new and terrible weapon with the power to destroy many innocent lives and do incalculable damage,” General Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold, to boost his already over-inflated ego (he was made a
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1 - it isn't considered terrorism because it wasn't intended to terrify in order to influence the public and government, it was just intended to be murderous retribution.
2 - nagasaki was unnecessary as well. japan had already decided to surrender, and we knew it. we just wanted to test our other bomb.
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