> I wonder what percentage of humanity given the details surrounding these bombings, the destruction and aftermath, would see it as justified or necessary. I personally don't accept that. Nuclear weapons should never be used by humans on humans.

The best response to all criticism of the bombings is "Thank God for the Atom Bomb" by Paul Fussell, The New Republic, August 1981.

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