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Originally posted by: Bossk
I think Japan would've lost another 50% + of what remained of its population after the bomb. No cities would have been left standing whatsoever. Rebuilding would have taken another 10-20 years. I don't think they were ready to surrender.
These are just what I think though. As I've said, there's no way for any of us to know.
to tell you the truth if the fighting had continued then japan would have only become a country 15 years ago when the USSR disbanded. that mean that they would have no money, and they would probably stil be rebuilding. right now i class japan as one of the richest contries in the world. i consider them to be frist world nation and a MEDC. if the fighting had continued they would be a 2nd or even a 3rd world country and definatly not a MEDC. again yes the A bombs were over kill but that is what the US had to do to get them to surrender.