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Another can of sunshine for the German gentleman, please! (media.piefed.social)
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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think it had to be a sneak attack, because planes didn't have the long range they have now, so warning your enemies about the bomb would enable the to prepare.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

There were warnings before bombings of some Japanese cities, and likely/possibly before the Hiroshima bomb was dropped.

It’s not clear if leaflets were dropped before the Nagasaki bomb however.

https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/key-documents/warning-leaflets/