It doesn't work. Really the only time a country was bombed into submission, it took 2 nuclear weapons and the promise of more, and they were already in the verge of losing.

[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

"...2 nuclear weapons and the promise of more"

Not to mention 67+ cities firebombed, countless others traditionally bombed.

They held on for a ridiculous amount of punishment

[–] tal@lemmy.today 6 points 8 months ago

Also the population was starving due to the submarine campaign and the aerial naval minelaying wiping out most shipping.

[–] photoncollector@mastodon.social 4 points 8 months ago

@TheMightyCanuck @Tar_alcaran
They were down to 1,000 calories a day by the end of the war, part of it from grasses.

[–] Lupus108@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

it took 2 nuclear weapons and the promise of more, and they were already in the verge of losing.

Some historians argue that the bigger factor was the sowjets preparing to enter the war against Japan and that the nuclear bombs just kind of sped up the decision that was coming anyway.