Should the nuclear bombing of japan in WW2 be considered a war crime?

The use of nuclear weapons against Japan, was horrible. It, however, was but one of the many horrible, inhumane things that occurred during WWII.

Japan's civilians, did not need to suffer, but the fact is, Japan's population, was not really aware of how badly the war effort was going, and were going to fight to the last person.

Both of my dad's first cousins, were Marine gunners, stationed in Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked. I got first person accounts, of how everyone, civilians included, was targeted by the Japanese pilots. Americans, at the time, were left thinking that there is only one way to stop the war: total victory.

For those who think that Japan was about to surrender, I would like you to consider Okinawa. The action, culminating in our takeover of the island, was only a preview of what was to come. We suffered nearly 75,000 casualties, and the Japanese military suffered about 90,000 casualties. In addition, 150,000 out of pre-war 300,000 civilians, were killed during the battle, most committed suicide, or attempted to kill themselves, while attacking US troops.

There was no reason, at the time, to believe that this would not be the same, for the rest of Japan.

You need to take the context into consideration, specifically the mentality, and absolute devotion to traditions, that no longer exist.

In 1937, the Japanese, over a period of 6 weeks, systematically raped, tortured, and massacred in the most awful ways, 300,000 civilians in Nanking. They were not fighting, they were unarmed civilians. This was about twice as many people who were killed in the Hiroshima and Nagazaki. They did not behave like human beings.

I am glad WWII is behind us, and people have (sort of) evolved.