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I have always thought that Japan surrendered in WW2 because of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today I read this article, which instead cites Soviet involvement as the primary cause. It makes a very compelling case. Is the article wrong?

by /u/Lambert2191 in /r/AskHistorians

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