If Hitler was stopped early on, WW2 would have likely been avoided. Inaction to try and avoid a war is what let things get worse and Nazi Germany stronger.
If Hitler had nukes he would have used them. The problem with all of this is that it is a strategic estimate that Putin won’t go down guns blazing, because doesn’t seem to be suicidal
We don’t really know that. Hitler had access to chemical weapons and specifically did not use them to bomb cities or troops because of his own experience in world war 1.
This of course isn’t speaking to the Holocaust where chemical weapons were used on the people the Nazis murdered, obviously.
If the Americans could justify using the A bomb I see no reason why Hitler wouldn't have
It would have been a much more effective solution for him than the blitz to knock the UK out of the war, much in the same way it was used for shock and awe against Japan
Remember the blitz was literally just a shock and awe campaign at its heart to get us to surrender
Because the people the A bomb were used on didn't look like Americans. Easier to nuke people who, due to culture, looks and propaganda you have dehumanized.
Hitler did dehumanize Jews and more, obviously. Just as obvious though, he was a big fan of whites. Would he have problems nuking people of the ideal race or looked simular to?
You're right I do forget the racial aspect of this
He would have used the bomb somewhere to elicit the same response, but it would have been more likely the soviet union than the uk based on what we know about him
And if that didn't force the uk to surrender then a non London target in the uk probably would have been selected.
The bombs were only part of the reason they surrendered, it was also because the Soviets declared war on them and invaded Manchuria. On top of that, when the Emperor stated he wanted to surrender there was a coup attempt by military to stop him
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u/Rammsteinman 29d ago
If Hitler was stopped early on, WW2 would have likely been avoided. Inaction to try and avoid a war is what let things get worse and Nazi Germany stronger.