Why did japan not surrender after first bomb?

The reason they didn't Transcript: Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn't. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.

Explanation:

There is contentious debate among scholars about why Japan surrendered in World War II. Some believe the Aug. 15, 1945, declaration was the result of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... This strategy was affirmed in June 1945 as the gruesome and bloody Battle of Okinawa was winding down.

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declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances