The Elliot Resnick Show
The controversial former chief editor of The Jewish Press interviews fighters and firebrands in the political and cultural battlefields.
The Elliot Resnick Show
Should We Have Dropped the A-Bomb?
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Episode 99
Liberals (and a handful of conservatives) believe dropping the atom bombs on Japan in August 1945 was immoral. But what was the alternative? Could the U.S. have won the war in a less bloody fashion? Could American and Japanese lives have been saved? Mike Cote – a highly knowledgeable historian whose articles have been published by National Review and The Federalist – discusses these fascinating questions and more.
Mike Cote's website: https://rationalpolicy.com
Cote's articles discussed on this podcast:
"Dropping the Atomic Bombs Was Good, Actually"
"The Seafloor Is Now a Theater of War – and America Is Not Prepared"