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[leokennis]

While you indeed never said that, it is true that the Japanese military brought out a special kind of longing for harsh revenge in the US army, likely caused by their brutal military tactics.

[s1artibartfast → leokennis]

This is true. I have never heard that revenge had an impact on the decision making for nuclear bombing, so I missed the connection you were making

[leokennis → s1artibartfast]

The bombing was not revenge per se, but the Japanese never surrendered even when outnumbered 20 to 1. Even worse, the last Japanese standing would probably blow himself up with a grenade to take out a few Americans with him.

In this light, the Japanese basically “forced” the US to literally go with the Nuclear option: using such outrageous force on an already weakened enemy, just to get them to surrender.