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Nukes were definitely justified. The Japanese almost succesfully coup'd their own emperor to force the fight to go on in spite of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABj%C5%8D_incident

They were fanatical and willing to fight to the last man.






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