Correct. The incentives for individuals rarely align with the incentives of polities (and it can be argued those entities only exist in history books).
The bombs and their awesome power served to align the incentives of individuals in decision making positions with the incentives ascribed to the polity named Japan to issue surrender.
The bombs and their awesome power served to align the incentives of individuals in decision making positions with the incentives ascribed to the polity named Japan to issue surrender.