So how come we don't just drop one now?
Oh japan was amassing armies to defend themselves. Those Bastards !!!!! NUKE EM !!!!!!
Oh japan was amassing armies to defend themselves. Those Bastards !!!!! NUKE EM !!!!!!
Even after Hirohito decided to surrender, AGAINST the wishes of the Military ( which actually ran the country) those same Generals tried to prevent the Emperor from announcing his intention.
Prior to the nukes the Japanese Military not only did not intend to surrender, they ordered those peaceful civilians to arm themselves with bamboo stakes and spears and to charge any enemy troops that landed anywhere in Japan.
Revisionist history would try and convince you otherwise but they haven't a leg to stand on.
As for the targets BOTH were legit MILITARY targets, both were command and control centers with ARMY headquarters and martialing facilities, both were being used to create armies to resist any invasion and the command staff were there as well as large troops concentrations. Not to mention production facilities for war materials and ports.