Self defense? Only on the battlefield? Only to achieve a ‘noble’ end?

  • MimicJar@lemmy.world
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    My point is that it’s an absurd argument.

    Let’s talk real world, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Do you think a reasonable argument can be made that those bombings made sense? If not, what about in 1945?

    I’m not asking you to agree, just to understand the argument. It’s a discussion worth having, even if you disagree with the answer.

    • arthur@lemmy.zip
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      I don’t think it made sense, even at that time. Those cities were mainly built with wood, and US used a lot of fire against Japan.

      The use of nuclear power against Japan was more like a test and a message, it was not needed to win the war. (At least this is what I remember from this documentary )