Timeline for answer to Could a nation feasibly hide its early wartime use of nuclear weapons during World War 2? by Trish
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| Dec 17, 2025 at 14:55 | comment | added | Trish | @QuestionablePresence Japan was bluffed: the US had 0 nukes in hand, after blowing all 3 they had in 3 weeks, test included. But they said "We got one for you every week till your land is glass". | |
| Dec 17, 2025 at 13:13 | comment | added | QuestionablePresence | There's another reason for not using your nuke: you likely dont't have (m)any spares. This is why the pre-nuke soviets were still considered a threat by the US: because the US only had an extra nuke every month or two in the early post-war days, so some wargame scenarios assumed they might just take the hit of loosing a city or army group and carrying on. Any nation with their own nuclear program would be well aware that that tiny island cannot have any relevant reserve nukes | |
| Dec 15, 2025 at 17:03 | history | answered | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |