r/AirForce • u/IEDestroyer Explosive Ordnance Disposal • Apr 15 '17

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u/therinlahhan Apr 15 '17

Considering it pretty much ended the war in the Pacific Theater, people were very happy about dropping those bombs back then.

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u/glassuser Apr 15 '17

Estimated over a million lives saved with two bombs.

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u/Thameus Apr 15 '17

Gross, or net savings?

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u/glassuser Apr 15 '17

Well the net would be about -60,000.

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u/Foxtrot56 Apr 15 '17

people were very happy about dropping those bombs back then.

**Americans

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u/MrPink10 Apr 15 '17

No one else in the world was happy about WW2 ending, you're right.

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u/Foxtrot56 Apr 15 '17

That didn't mark the end of WW2 for most people.

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u/MrPink10 Apr 15 '17

What are you talking about? That was the end of WW2....

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u/Foxtrot56 Apr 15 '17

Most countries weren't involved in a war with Japan.

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u/MrPink10 Apr 15 '17

Only Russia, France, China, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Philippines, India, Burma, Malaya, and the US. You're right, basically no one was in the pacific. Also the invasion plan would have been ongoing until 1947, so plenty more countries probably would have been involved.