Posted by bruceleefan on 8/17/2022 4:06:00 PM (view original):
Posted by tangplay on 8/17/2022 3:08:00 PM (view original):
The Japanese military committed horrible war crimes during the second world War
The US government should not have targeted high population centers when choosing where to drop the two nuclear bombs
There is zero contradiction between these two statements.
I believe there were 5 or 6 potential targets.
The targets were chosen because they contained large amounts of military assets.
You're wrong about this. There are documents showing the internal conversations of decisionmakers on the issue.