Tonight (8/21/05) on Moscow Mailbag on Voice of Russia (formerly Radio Moscow) at 9665 khz & 9 PM Eastern time, in answer to my question: "Did USA drop atom bombs on Japan in August 1945 to scare Soviet Union?," Yuri Reshetnikov said many historians think that USA dropped atom bombs on Japan to intimidate Japan to surrender in 1945, and cause Soviet Union to avoid challenging USA in start of upcoming Cold War. Carl