Hiroshima , Japan 's capacity to wage offensive war was almost nil . Even at the outbreak of the war , Japanese assets were frozen in America , and "the consequent cessation of shipment of oil , scrap iron , and other goods from the United States , Japan 's economy was in most severe straits and her power to wage war directly threatened (Russett , 1997 , p . 46 ) and her ability to make war was becoming severely threatened by the ongoing embargoes against her . Japanese military planners...











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