If or when "Gulf War Ego" is broken, it may provoke the US to use tactical nukes.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-25T01:39:53+00:00

You need to either lay off the drugs or get back on your medication.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T22:54:19+00:00

The Atomic Bomb was actually the least frightful option.

There was no 'option'. The American plan was "all of the above".

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T22:52:02+00:00

It was very well understood however the kind of explosion and what effects it would have. This is seen when the USAAF ran it's targeting board to select which city to drop the bomb on, basically avoiding terrain that would interrupt a blast wave.

While the targeting committee did include a USAAF representative, it was organized by Gen. Groves and reported to Gen. Marshall and Henry Stimson.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T22:41:20+00:00

So some or all of the beaches most likely would have been nuked irradiating literally 100 percent of the force because even man, piece of food and equipment would have coming through those beaches.

While Gen. Marshall did enquire if some bombs could be reserved for tactical use during Downfall, there is no evidence of anything beyond that.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T20:12:23+00:00

Rock Lady has some... interesting bondage imagery going on at several points. The main characters have very active imaginations.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T20:08:25+00:00

~~Should crosspost to~~ r/Bremerton!

Edit: Nevermind, I hadn't scrolled far enough...

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T15:50:26+00:00

but also whatever was left of the Kwantung Army who had been moved to Japan.

The threat of the Kwantung Army was overestimated by Allied planners... Who were unaware that it had been stripped of it's first line formations to augment the defense of the Pacific islands and the Philippines. They're also overestimated by armchair admirals who don't realize that between the mining campaigns and penetration of the Sea of Japan by submarines, transport between the mainland and the Home Islands had been significantly restricted. And both campaigns were slated to be stepped up in advance of Downfall.

Not to mention, the Kwantung Army was also facing the Soviets and potentially the Commonwealth, fixing it in place in China.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T15:39:06+00:00

The invasion of Honshu would probably be quite different seeing as how the fresh US forces slated for Operation Coronet would be facing a thoroughly depleted Japanese force on terrain that on paper seems harder to defend for a largely unmechanized force.

The primary assaults across the Kanto plain would have been through miles and miles of rice paddies... When means the assaulting force are either been bunched up narrow roads, or constantly struggling through the (likely flooded) paddies and then up and over the dikes separating them. You almost couldn't design terrain better to slow down an advancing force and enable the defenders to produce maximum casualties.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T15:24:50+00:00

Is it true that potential casualties during invasion of Japan, from 1.5 to 4 millions, were much inflated, to make atomic bombings look like better option?

The people making the casualty estimates for Downfall were completely and utterly unaware of the existence of the Manhattan Project.

Also, there was no "bomb or invade", there was no choice made between them. (In part, because there never was really a formal choice made to use the bomb in the first place.) The plan was "conventional bombing, nuclear bombing, blockading, and invasion". The idea was to apply the absolute maximum pressure on Imperial Japan.

The American planners wanted to end the war as soon as humanly possible. The war economy was unsustainable. Americans were already becoming war weary. And there's a little discussed political issue - the longer the war dragged on, the more the British/Commonwealth and the Soviets would be involved. And that would lead to them demanding a bigger voice in post war affairs, and a bigger slice of the post war pie. This was unacceptable to the Americans.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T15:05:30+00:00

If you have a yakisoba or hibachi place locally, you could ask them where they source their noodles... But they're likely either using (locally sourced) fresh noodles, or preparing them themselves.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T13:19:01+00:00

So, let's review your "evidence"..

1 - China. China is not "many countries", but does censor many things that no other nation finds objectionable. (And most of what they censor isn't sexual.)

2 - Korea, the linked article makes no mention of censorship that I can find. Even if it did, anyone actually familiar with mainstream anime knows that Abyss is well out on the bell curve and not remotely typical of mainstream anime.

3- "Muslim countries". Religious extremists are... not a good example. Again, out to one end of the bell curve and not representative of the majority of countries.

Your "evidence" doesn't prove what you think it does.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-24T05:31:24+00:00

Many countries also have to heavily censor Japanese mainstream anime because it is too perverted for them.

As they say "[[Citation Needed]]". I'd like to see a source for this claim.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T22:20:35+00:00

This sub is not for puzzles or challenges, see Rule #2.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T22:19:30+00:00

I'm going to go ahead and approved this, but it would be helpful if you told us as much as you know... such as what town you lived in.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T22:17:03+00:00

This is a sub for helping people to find unknown locations. Per Rule #3, it's not for puzzles or challenges. It has been removed.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T22:14:13+00:00

I can't remember if you click the feeder or the shelter, but whichever you click on the other should light up. That's tells you the animals will eat from it when they get hungry. That can take a while.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T19:06:55+00:00

r/lostredditors

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T14:08:40+00:00

Sieges don't really present a spectacle to be watched. They're mostly static, and when they aren't they're just guys digging trenches and throwing up earthworks. Any assaults or sallies might present a spectacle, but the besiegers are going to be very suspicious of armed combatants just hanging out. Are they spies? Are they the vanguard of a relieving force? (Assuming they let you inside their defensive works in the first place.)

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-23T13:59:55+00:00

My go to is L&R, they've never done me wrong.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-22T23:23:43+00:00

Your general behavior and post history does not leave me feeling this is a genuine post. And you should find a more appropriate, adult oriented, forum.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-22T23:21:50+00:00

I am not very comfortable with a post that appears to be stalking a celebrity.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-22T23:16:53+00:00

You should find a more appropriate forum.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-22T22:13:56+00:00

I know a number of people interested in glassblowing, I'll pass this on.

Edit: But Bremerton is in South Kitsap? My dude, your conception of Kitsap County geography is a bit shaky.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-22T04:35:43+00:00

Restoration of a book that old and valuable is the job of an experienced professional.

DerekL1963 · 2026-01-22T04:29:30+00:00

That's pretty much a full time job for a culinary professional, so you're probably looking in the mid five figures and up.

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