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Two More Russian Oil Refineries Targeted in Overnight Drone Assaults (www.kyivpost.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 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.