In April and May of 1945, the America’s Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu talked with the neutral Swedish ambassador eager to “ascertain what peace terms the United States had in mind (“Institute for Historical Review” 1). In addition, in July of 1945, the Emperor of Japan telegraphed President Truman, insistent on peaceful surrender (1). Japan clearly expresses their desire to peacefully surrender, because their circumstances restrict them from continuing to fight. The US secretary of war, Henry Lewis Stimson is insistent that Japan will surrender without the detonation of the bomb because of their desperate situation: “Japan has no allies; its navy is almost destroyed; its islands are under a naval blockade; and its cities are undergoing concentrated air attacks” (“Was the US justified... “ 1). For that reason, Japan will not fight effectively, therefore devaluing the argument that Japan will be able to fight without surrendering. The Emperor of Japan’s plea to to surrender in addition to Japan’s desperate situation provides concrete evidence that it is unnecessary to drop the
In April and May of 1945, the America’s Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu talked with the neutral Swedish ambassador eager to “ascertain what peace terms the United States had in mind (“Institute for Historical Review” 1). In addition, in July of 1945, the Emperor of Japan telegraphed President Truman, insistent on peaceful surrender (1). Japan clearly expresses their desire to peacefully surrender, because their circumstances restrict them from continuing to fight. The US secretary of war, Henry Lewis Stimson is insistent that Japan will surrender without the detonation of the bomb because of their desperate situation: “Japan has no allies; its navy is almost destroyed; its islands are under a naval blockade; and its cities are undergoing concentrated air attacks” (“Was the US justified... “ 1). For that reason, Japan will not fight effectively, therefore devaluing the argument that Japan will be able to fight without surrendering. The Emperor of Japan’s plea to to surrender in addition to Japan’s desperate situation provides concrete evidence that it is unnecessary to drop the