It seems evident that the two bombs would be dropped to confirm their relative effectiveness before Japan could realistically respond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/were-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-bombings-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #worldwarii#atomicbombing #hiroshima #nagasaki
Alex Akselrod
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"#YIVO’s story, which began in 1925 in #Vilna (now #Vilnius) as a means to lend scholarly legitimacy to the #Yiddish language and #Jewish people of Eastern #Europe, took a more existential turn in #WorldWarII, by which time YIVO’s headquarters had relocated to #NewYork, with most of its materials remaining behind."
https://forward.com/culture/731245/yivo-institute-jewish-research-exhibit-centennial-history/
"#YIVO’s story, which began in 1925 in #Vilna (now #Vilnius) as a means to lend scholarly legitimacy to the #Yiddish language and #Jewish people of Eastern #Europe, took a more existential turn in #WorldWarII, by which time YIVO’s headquarters had relocated to #NewYork, with most of its materials remaining behind."
https://forward.com/culture/731245/yivo-institute-jewish-research-exhibit-centennial-history/