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Article: Pride and Prejudice: Answers to the question that most Americans
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Ron Takai
AsianWeek
08-04-1995
Pride and Prejudice: Answers to the question that most Americans never. wanted to ask; Why America dropped the bomb
By Ron Takaki
Although Gen. Douglas MacArthur was commander in chief of the southwestern Pacific and in charge of the invasion of Japan, he was not consulted about whether to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. In fact, he was informed of the decision only 48 hours before the fateful flight of the Enola Gay. In July, MacArthur believed the Japanese were practically defeated. When he learned about the decision for the atomic attack, he thought it was "completely unnecessary from a military point of view."
So why did America drop the atomic bomb on ...