Hiroshima was a huge military center that was the headquarters in charge of repelling our coming invasion of Japan."the vibrant city of over a quarter of a million men, women and children was hardly “a military base.”
Nagasaki was an industrial center with large weapon factories.
At least 15% of the dead at Hiroshima were soldiers.Indeed, less than 10 percent of the individuals killed on Aug. 6, 1945, were Japanese military personnel."
That article is chock full of untrue claims. I advise not relying on it for anything.Hiroshima and the Myths of Military Targets and Unconditional Surrender
Every year, in early August, new articles appear that debate whether the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945 was justified. Earlier this month, the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, was no exception.www.lawfareblog.com