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7/15/2025, 5:30:55 PM
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Justification is subjective; anything can be justified. However there is no need to justify anything. The objective of war is to force your enemy to submit by any means necessary. Justifying this or justifying that is bullshit, combatants will do whatever is necessary to win. If Japan had the atomic weapon and could’ve deployed it against Los Angeles or New York City in order to force America to abandon the war, they would have done so. The Japanese spared no acts of barbarism on the populations that fell under their control.
Why drop it on civilians?
Because killing civilians in such a horrific manner with such a powerful weapon forced the Japanese government to surrender. They went from wanting a total war involving every man woman and child on the Japanese mainland to unconditional surrender in less than a month.
Alternatively, the United States could’ve used submarines to completely blockade Japan and cause a mass famine that would’ve caused immense suffering and killed a lot more people. Combined with near daily firebombing raids, I think the Japanese would’ve preferred the atomic weapon and a quick capitulation.
War is hell. Anyone trying to make justifications or claim some moral high ground is a retarded. In deadly combat, men will do whatever they need to do in order to kill their enemy and stay alive. The rest is just bullshit.
Justification is subjective; anything can be justified. However there is no need to justify anything. The objective of war is to force your enemy to submit by any means necessary. Justifying this or justifying that is bullshit, combatants will do whatever is necessary to win. If Japan had the atomic weapon and could’ve deployed it against Los Angeles or New York City in order to force America to abandon the war, they would have done so. The Japanese spared no acts of barbarism on the populations that fell under their control.
Why drop it on civilians?
Because killing civilians in such a horrific manner with such a powerful weapon forced the Japanese government to surrender. They went from wanting a total war involving every man woman and child on the Japanese mainland to unconditional surrender in less than a month.
Alternatively, the United States could’ve used submarines to completely blockade Japan and cause a mass famine that would’ve caused immense suffering and killed a lot more people. Combined with near daily firebombing raids, I think the Japanese would’ve preferred the atomic weapon and a quick capitulation.
War is hell. Anyone trying to make justifications or claim some moral high ground is a retarded. In deadly combat, men will do whatever they need to do in order to kill their enemy and stay alive. The rest is just bullshit.
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