Sunday, 4 October 2009

Was the US justified in using the atomic bomb against the Japanese?

The US was
justified in using the atomic bombs against Japan.  Using the bombs saved tremendous numbers of
American lives.  In addition, while the US may not have actually considered this at the time,
the atomic bombs surely saved many more Japanese lives than they took. 

When
a country is at war, its first responsibility is to win the war while taking the fewest possible
casualties.  Of course, there are some rules about how the enemy must be treated, but the atomic
bombs did not break these rules. ...

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