What would happen if we never dropped the atomic bomb on japan?

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It's impossible to predict alternate realities but most likely, we would have lost thousands and thousands of American soldiers and the war would have drug on for years. It is likely that more Japanese would have died in the long battle than died from the blasts. Good chance I wouldn't be here. My dad was a Marine in the Pacific and would have been part of the invasion. The Military estimated 80% fatalities for the first wave of Marines in the invasion.

**EDIT** To Carl, yes the emperor tried to surrender but not unconditionally. They attacked us and there was no way we were going to let him surrender under his own terms. The US was especially adamant that he denounce his divinity which was not part of his terms.