please take seriously. before japan has axualy attack pearl harbor! eny information please i am not picky but i need info. by tonight please!!!!
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It is told that the main reason was that America has stopped japanese goods for trade in USA.
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TONS!!! Where do you want to start...the Philippines, Vietnam, Iraq, Hawaii, the Whole of the Spanish American War....Not standing up to Hitler until we were forced into war....IRAQ - twice!
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There's the left and right answer:\n\nThe lefties say:  A) Japan was ready to surrender, B) the bombs were used as a demonstration of U.S. power for the Soviet Union.  \n\nThey also say:  1) The oft repeated in U.S. history books and history programming that there would be the loss of 100s of thousands of U.S. soldiers if Japan was invaded is incorrect.  2) Japan had approached the King of Sweden for to notify the U.S. that they were ready to negotiate.  3) U.S. wanted an unconditional surrender which would allow U.S. corporations to open up Japanese markets.  4) Russia was about to enter the war against Japan now that German was defeated, and the U.S. didn’t want Russia to be part of the partitionoing of the orient, ie, no Eastern Bloc as was done in Europe. \n \nMy feelings are that the US was justified knowing that the Japanese totally rejected the Potsdam demands, had waged total war including the sneak attack on American soil, and had demonstrated suicidal defenses of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, among others, and with the Soviets ready to jump in, i'd say Truman made the right choice.  The Cold War was already looming and better to get US hegemy in the Orient sooner than face the prospect of another Soviet bloc theatre. do i feel sorry for the men, women and children who were vaporized? sure i do, the same sorrow for those who suffered the firestorms of Dresden and Tokyo, but a full scale war was going on and me in my easy living life of 2006 can't possible denounce what was happening 50 years ago.\n\nCheck out the following site for a good overview of the decisions leading up to the detonationsl, including copies of the English translation of leaflets dropped before the bombing.
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Well, the japanese had bombed one of the US ships, but they claimed that they did not see the US signs. That action angered the US, thus leading up to Pearl harbor. Yamatato, the  chief of the Military in Japan tried to persuade japan to bomb pearl harbor to see where the war was going. The battles that eventually led up to WWII was the battle of midway, the battles of Iwo Jima. The japanese enventually lost the war. During WWII Japan was a part of the axis powers, with Germany and Italy. After Pearl harbor happened, many many Japanese were sent to Internment camps, in the US, there were 10 total. They were located in California, Arizona, New mexico, Wyoming and i think Nevada(not sure about nevada but others i am positive). that is all that i can think of right now, hope this helped in some way.  :-)
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lol...i think they will do that.... call every body else as "Terrorist"\n\notherwise they would have destroyed their nuke first.....they just want to keep their nukes and restrained others not to keep them..by saying....."deadliest weapon ...we are still sad after using on Japan twice........ (bull*s*hit)........Just to keep hold on others..
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Wait till you see the Japanese!!!!
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The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan were on cities with no significant military targets. I had family on both sides of WWII and lost family on both sides. Dropping the atomic bombs took a lot of consideration from the government back then and decided that it was the only option they had to avoid large scale death invading, both to the US and to Japanese civilians. If it had to be done, then I agree with you, why not a legitimate target? Pearl Harbor was a military target attack by "surprise". The Japanese officials who were to deliver the notice of war that morning were delayed in a US waiting room and were not able to deliver the notice prior to the attack. War history is written by the victors, so it was a surprise. To rally America into war, the President called it a surprise in his radio address. I ask any of you to take a trip to Hiroshima and visit the museum. My mother's family was on the other side of the mountain range from Nagasaki and that is what saved them, but they did witness the cloud, had some affect of the fire, and saw the destruction when they went to help. Japan's research at the time determined that the bomb was not possible with the technology available, so they did not believe the US's claim they had it. Japan was negotiating for surrender after the first but the US want unconditional, so dropped the second. I understand the decision to drop, just not the target.\n\nPaulHalloway-I do disagree with you on the legitemacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki being military targets. May 1945 the target committee listed Hiroshima as a class AA target using year old inteligence. The depot had been moved in Oct 1944. Nagasaki was never on the Target committee's list. The only other reason for Hiroshima to be targeted was the terrain and larger city. Mountains around Hiroshima would increase the affects of the blast and the size of the city  would allow that if the bomb was off target, would still cause mass distruction and casualties. It was also in the original plan recommendation to follow the bombing by an incendiary bombing of the city. Also the orders from Gen Spaatz on July 1945, identified the city as the target, not any military base, contrary to Truman's direction to Sec. of War Stimson.
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First watch a movie (rent, buy, whatever) Called "Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie".  This is a documentary following the birth of the atomic bomb all the way through to ICBMs.  It explains who designed and built them, how they work and how they were deployed.\n\nOur current relationship with Japan is friendly as they are an ally of the U.S.
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The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, was aimed at the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces.\n\nThe attack damaged or destroyed twelve American warships, destroyed 188 aircraft, and killed 2,403 American servicemen and 68 civilians. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto reluctantly planned the raid as the start of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, and it was commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, who lost 64 servicemen. However, the Pacific Fleet's three aircraft carriers were not in port and so were undamaged, as were the base's vital oil tank farms, submarine pens, and machine shops. Using these resources the United States was able to rebound within six months to a year. The U.S. public saw the attack as a treacherous act and rallied against the Empire of Japan, causing the United States to enter World War II.
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NEITHER I'M MOVING TO ALASKA, TO GET THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM IT WHEN IT HAPPENS; I MEAN BEFORE IT HAPPENS. WHY DID U ASK THIS QUESTION? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN WE HAVE WW3?
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I hope World War III does not start for a while.\n\nAs to the weather, I am probably one source for what this man is saying, although his predictions seem to be a concatenation of many possible disasters, from the History and Weather Channels,etc.\n\nI predicted the need to urgently prepare for hurricances far more devastating in February 2005 and sent the letter to Canada, Britaain, Australia, several LTU faculty, friends at former workplace, White House (1&2), TIME, NEWSWEEK, and a few other places.\n\nNo one paid any attention.  Then came Katrina and Rita.\n\nIn that letter I also predicted there would be new cyclones calling for categories 6 and 7.  Perhaps someone else did this as well, but so far I am the only one I know of.\n\nI stand by my predictions which are based on knowledge partially reflected in Nunitak's Weather Blog.\n\nYes, you have not seen anything yet.  If you want to lose $100 on a bet, let me know.  You can also watch Phoenix squirm under the heat.  Torrential rains, also predicted have been hitting both east and west coasts.  Devastating typhoons are in prospect with ships lost at sea with all crew gone.  These are but the beginnings....\n\nIf you want to know what we can do to mitigate global heating which leads to these calamities, you should check out my weather blog carefully.\n\nIn Florida, they have not yet received the wake up call from Hurricane Andrew, years ago.  They continue to build housing that will be blown to smithereens by coming hurricanes.  And when they rebuild the same way, it will happen again, and again....\n\nIf you think I am a wild 24 year old with big ideas, sorry.  I have 42 years of adult experience with a strong interest in weather, and have studied much other science.\n\nYou have seen only the beginning of flooding.  What is coming up with leave you believing, and the people affected will be staggered...\n\nMy predictions are based on solid science, I am not a 'psychic' though I do know some other things that help.\n\nIf we switch to flex-fuel cars fast, we will make a significant dent in global heating, CO2 emissions and pollution.\n\nAll previous articles in my blog apply to today.  It was started only this year.  There are copious weather references listed which others can learn to evaluate, or use to learn more about weather.\n\nThere is even more to this story, check it out at:\n\nhttp://360.yahoo.com/ki_te_moana\n\nI am not saying these things to frighten anyone, or to become famous.  Rather to help reduce global heating, to warn people, to enable them to understand what is going on, and to help them to prepare....if they can think.\n\nWe do not have ten years to start adapting.\n\nWe must start adapting NOW.
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As a Former Marine, I think you should check your facts!When Pearl Harbor was attacked, we were watching what the Germans were doing to the rest of the world. We were caught off guard when the Japs hit us at Pearl. I Have many Japanese freinds that understand why we did  what we had to do. I think your book will not be read. Because there are still to many that have not forgotten! Pearl Harbor. Who were the ones that were left behind? "Falling from grace" Makes no sense.
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There is an article at the link below that provides a lot of information surrounding the bombing.\n\nhttp://www.doug-long.com/hiroshim.htm\n\nFrom what I know, based on the outrageous outcomes of the battles in the Pacific, primarily Iwo Gima, military analysts determined that the human cost of invading mainland Japan would have been extreme. Analysts figured American losses to be between 500,000 and 750,000, and Japanese losses at 2.5 - 3.2 million. The two A-Bomb attacks only cost 200,000 Japanese losses and forced them into a surrender. Americans were weary of the war after 4 years of intense fighting and wanted it to end. The bombings brought that end; saving America from another estimated 2 years of fighting and both countries millions of lives combined.
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I would have to say that it would be impossible to know the answer, Pure speculation...however, after reviewing the facts:\n\n1. Japan had made overtures via Sweden of negotiating a peace prior to Hiroshima.\n2. However, they did openly turn down the Potsdam demands for unconditional surrender.\n3. Like you mentionioned, Iow Jima and Okinawa showed their army's determination to fight to the last man, altho it may not have proven that the civilians would've done the same on Japan proper.\n4. The first nuclear detonation did not bring immediate surrender from the Japanese leaders.\n5. By using the bomb, we lost the moral argument after the war that the A-bomb should be controlled and never used.\n6. The bombing of civilians was recognized as barbaric before the war and in the Geneva conventions, and yet the allies began using incendiaries on Dresden, Tokyo causing major firestorms.\n7. By ending the war earlier, we did not give the Soviets a chance to mount an offensive against Japan and create a Soviet Bloc as they did in Europe.\n8.Oppenheimer, Fermi and others considered the alternative, increased American casualties vs ending the war sooner by using the weapons, and they recommended the use of the bombs. There were some scientists who recommended a demonstration to show the Japanese leaders the potential devastation, but they were overrulled.\n\nMy opinion is that we did save Japanese lives that would've exceeded the number killed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, vis a vis the continued encendiary bombing of Japanese cities and loss due to "fighting" to the last man mentality that showed at Iwo and Okinawa.\n\nThe number of allied lives saved, i would guess, would be around 200,000, but that's only pulling a number out of the sky...the US stated hundreds of thousands, if not more.
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I agree with you, it is hard to imagine Americans needing more evidence than that to retaliate. I think not only should we retaliate, we should do it harder. American soldiers know what they are doing when they enlist, they are putting their lives on the line to keep things like 9/11 from happening.Remember Pearl Harbor? Japan will think twice next time. We should never allow anyone to attack our civilians. A show of force may deter the next guy on the list from doing the same.
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1. The security of the Western United States was severely threatened. The Pacific was no longer safe due to size.\n\n2. Public opinion regarding entering the war changed.\n\n3. War finally declared on Japan.
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Our War strategy was called "ISLAND HOPING"...this meant we would attack and conquer one Island in the chain of Islands going towards Japan and then skip the next Island and then Conquer the next Island in the chain of Islands and so forth and so on.\nBut after conquering the Island of Okinawa, president Harry S. Truman gave the go ahead to drop first one ATOMIC BOMB, not "Nuclear" on the Japanese city of HIROSHIMA and ask the Japanese to surrender, but they refused to surrender.  So two weeks later we again dropped another ATOMIC BOMB on the city of NAGASAKI and Japan finally capitulated, thus ending World War Two.