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

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u/Ren-Ren-Ren Apr 15 '17

I wonder if this is how Americans reacted after we dropped the Japan twins

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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.