So instead of nuking the Emperors palace or military bases? they nuked two cities. but i agree on that it was quick way to end the war.
Okay, I know I said I'd stop arguing, but this is just to damned good. The admins wont mute us for calling you out on your bullshit (Altough they might mute me if I call you a ignorant dumbass. We'll simply have to wait and see).
World war 2 was a Total war. Very large proportions of the civilian populace did, in one way or another, directly or indirectly, aid the war effort. Bombing civilians is seldom justified, but in the two world wars, one can justify it. And it was used extensivly as a tactic both in Europe and in Asia. One million germans, the majority of whom were civilians, are estimated to have died due to the Allied bombing campaigns.
The nukes were dropped on those cities because the US wanted to end the war as quickly as possible, thus preventing soviet gains in the area. The Soviets declared war upon Japan just shortly before they surrendered, and the Americans feared that the Soviets would take Japan first. As such, the Nukes were dropped in order force the Japanese governments hand in signing a peace beneficial to the US, whilst not beneficial to the Soviets.
