The US bombed so many Japanese cities to rubble that the fact that we used a new type of bomb to do it in two cases made no difference. In fact many cities were more thoroughly destroyed by traditional bombing. The group that made the decision to surrender did not even know about the second nuke, which occurred shortly before their meeting. Japan already wanted the USSR to mediate peace negotiations between US and Japan, and that possibility was foreclosed when USSR declared war on Japan. They also had accepted that they could not win against the US, and the USSR joining just made their situation infinitely worse. USSR declared war the day before Japan’s leaders decided to surrender, and then it took about another week to get people together to sign documents.
Please read Manufacturing Consent to learn why DW, Fox, Pro Publica, and AP News articles seem like they’re written by the same people. A very short summary is that only people that subscribe to viewpoints compatible with owners’ viewpoints are allowed to write for these organizations. If you’re familiar with the wealth concentration in the US, you know that the owners are a pretty small group of people and they share certain interests that inform their viewpoints.