Air Quote by Henry H. Arnold

There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other…

— Harry Browne

I had been conscious of depression and so I voiced to (Sec. Of War Stimson) my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered the ravages of atomic bombing. That experience left an indelible mark on the…

— Eisaku Sato

Nevertheless, China was unfortunately unable to understand Japan's real position, and it is greatly to be regretted that the Sino-Japanese War became one of…

— Hideki Tojo

Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's…

— Paul Nitze

So far as I can see, the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained for ages. There used to be so-called…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Japan suffered terribly from the atomic bomb but never adopted a pose of moral superiority, implying: 'We would never have done it!' The Japanese…

— George Mikes

The atomic bomb provoked a specific accident.

— Paul Virilio

The Japanese government has accepted the notion that Japan is the loser, and it appears to be going to accept unconditional surrender. Such a…

— Hideki Tojo

As the only country to have suffered the devastation of atomic bombings, Japan will seize every opportunity to... convey the stark realities of these…

— Fumio Kishida

My staff was unanimous in believing that Japan was on the point of collapse and surrender.

— Douglas MacArthur

The Japanese scored an important victory at Pearl Harbor, but the attack pulled the United States into World War II, and four years later,…

— Peter Bergen