(October 9, 2013 at 7:17 am)Brakeman Wrote:(October 9, 2013 at 6:49 am)Lion IRC Wrote: Was the Enola Gay pilot justified in killing more people in Hiroshima than any soldier in Joshua's war against the Canaanites?
If the Nazis had been determined to fight to the very last man, woman and child, would their total annihilation by the Allies have been a necessary evil?
If Al Qaeda was a genetically discreet group/culture of people, would it be attempted genocide to wipe them out in a war on terror?
No the atomic bombing was not justified because the Japanese regime was already suing for peace, just not accepting unconditional surrender yet and it was not a strong military target. It was on the edge of being justified though, as it was not targeting the women and children.
That's a misleading description.
The Japanese Supreme Council for the Direction of the War was making secret overtures with the Soviet Union for an advantageous end to the war.
There is no evidence this was known to the U.S.
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Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.