FaRmLaNd on 22 September 2010
I don't know enough about it. But I would never personally support dropping the nukes. However my own emotional and intellectual discust at unleashing such a terrible weapon does not mean given the context that it wasn't the right thing to do.
From what I know it helped end the war prematuraly, which saved many lives, however it left radioactive waste that will be there for a very long time.
I think dropping the bombs did do one important thing however. It showed that mankind was reaching a point where it truly could wipe itself out. That kind of brush with the mortality of our species has a certain utility that can still be felt today.
