[ARC5] How the U.S. Cracked Japan's 'Purple Encryption"

[Scott Robinson]

Well, both nations went to war with a much larger, fully industrialized 
country--the USA. We could clearly outlast them, and they were both in 
pretty bad internal shape when the war ended, while the USA did not have 
food shortages and such.

Hubhis, that.

/scott

On 12/6/16 11:47 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> On 6 Dec 2016 at 19:40, Joe Connor via ARC5 wrote:
>
>> What's important to remember is that the intercepted pre-Pearl Harbor diplomatic
>> messages from Tokyo did not include a declaration of war, which would have
>> provided at least some notice that Pearl Harbor might be attacked.
>>
>> The Japanese played it cute.
>
> Yes.
>
> But what continues to amaze me is how poorly prepared the Japanese were to carry on and
> support a long-term war with anyone, yet they caused immense grief to many people for
> something like 9 years before being brought to heel.
>
> And Germany never did put its economy on a war-footing the entire war.
>
> Gee... :-(
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
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