Qwark said:
I dint think it makes sense or that it is morally justified to nuke civillians. The US had plenty of reason to attack Japan, because of Pearl Harbor. Yet I would never justify killing 250.000 civilians by using nuclear bombs. That was uncalled for and there where plenty of alternatives imaginable. So I dont think the USA is judtified to nuke 15 million North Koreans because a big fatso insults you. Something about barking dogs that don't bite. |
Well, the USA nuked Japan because that was the best way to end the war. The other option on the table was a massive invasion, with millions of Japanese probably being given spears and shit and going up against the invasion force to fight to the death. Not to mention the mass starvation that probably would have been going on at the same time. I don't see that as a more favorable outcome even though they wouldn't technically be "civilians" any more at that point.
Additionally, the way you phrased the first reply made it sound like you thought the USA was grossly overreacting when it went to war with Japan. But I guess that was just a miscommunication. It's factually wrong, though, unless I'm greatly mistaken, that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuked because of some feeling of getting revenge for Pearl Harbor.
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