Geopolitical Economy Report Atomic bombing of Japan was NOT necessary to end WWII. US gov't documents admit it
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Aug 7, 2023 US government documents reveal that the atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII, and that Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The bombing was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union. The podcast analyzes the political motivations behind the decision, discusses evidence from a US Department of War document, and explores the impact on the Soviet Union and Japan's post-war government. It also examines President Dwight Eisenhower's criticism, his visit to the Soviet Union, and addresses the potential whitewashing of the bombings in the film 'Oppenheimer'.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Controversial Decision to Drop Atomic Bombs
02:48 • 6min
Eisenhower's Visit to the Soviet Union and the Cold War
08:45 • 3min
US Government Admits Atomic Bombing of Japan was Unnecessary
11:28 • 3min
The Atomic Bombing of Japan: Message to the Soviet Union
14:31 • 11min