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![akita: now you kno
The US. Government dropped more
than 63 million leaflets in Japan warning
about the air raids (including Hiroshima
and Nagasaki). The Japanese police
were arresting anyone caught with one.
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<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nowyoukno.com/post/103172602309/source-for-more-facts-follow-nowyoukno">nowyoukno</a>:</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#Leaflets"><em>Source</em></a> for more facts follow <a href="http://nowyoukno.tumblr.com"><em>NowYouKno</em></a></strong></p>
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<p>Actually, your source says that Hiroshima was not notified:Â </p>
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<p><span>In preparation for dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, U.S. military leaders decided against a demonstration bomb, and against a special leaflet warning, in both cases because of the uncertainty of a successful detonation, and the wish to maximize </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_stress_reaction" title="Acute stress reaction">psychological shock</a><span>.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNelly2000138_87-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNelly2000138-87">[87]</a></sup><span> No warning was given to Hiroshima that a new and much more destructive bomb was going to be dropped.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELifton199117_88-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTELifton199117-88">[88]</a></sup><span> Various sources give conflicting information about when the last leaflets were dropped on Hiroshima prior to the atomic bomb. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jay_Lifton" title="Robert Jay Lifton">Robert Jay Lifton</a><span> writes that it was July 27,</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELifton199117_88-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTELifton199117-88">[88]</a></sup><span> and Theodore H. McNelly that it was July 3.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNelly2000138_87-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcNelly2000138-87">[87]</a></sup><span> The USAAF history notes eleven cities were targeted with leaflets on July 27, but Hiroshima was not one of them, and there were no leaflet sorties on July 30.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECravenCate1953656_85-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTECravenCate1953656-85">[85]</a></sup><span> Leaflet sorties were undertaken on August 1 and 4. It is very likely that Hiroshima was leafleted in late July or early August, as survivor accounts talk about a delivery of leaflets a few days before the atomic bomb was dropped.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELifton199117_88-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTELifton199117-88">[88]</a></sup><span> One such leaflet lists twelve cities targeted for firebombing: </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaru" title="Otaru">Otaru</a><span>, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita,_Akita" title="Akita, Akita">Akita</a><span>, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachinohe" title="Hachinohe">Hachinohe</a><span>, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima,_Fukushima" title="Fukushima, Fukushima">Fukushima</a><span>, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urawa,_Saitama" title="Urawa, Saitama">Urawa</a><span>, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takayama,_Gifu" title="Takayama, Gifu">Takayama</a><span>, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwakuni" title="Iwakuni">Iwakuni</a><span>, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottori,_Tottori" title="Tottori, Tottori">Tottori</a><span>,</span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imabari" title="Imabari">Imabari</a><span>, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawata" title="Yawata">Yawata</a><span>, </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyakonojo" title="Miyakonojo">Miyakonojo</a><span>, and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga,_Saga" title="Saga, Saga">Saga</a><span>. Hiroshima was not listed.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-89"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-89">[89]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBungei1981215_90-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBungei1981215-90">[90]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBradley1999103_91-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBradley1999103-91">[91]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiller198643_92-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller198643-92">[92]</a></sup></p>
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