Atomic bombing of Japan was NOT necessary to end WWII. US gov't documents admit it US government documents admit that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union. Ben Norton reviews the historical record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vMEgneKF10 https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/