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

@hippyjoe1955

Correction: it was speculated that a nuclear strike would result in fewer japanese casualties. Obviously fewer american ones lol. And that's pretending that the real aim was not to show the russians what america could do😏

But you're going to have to go into more detail about how burning pregnant women and glassing children in their classrooms should not be considered a war crime on the basis that the population might have fought back.

Here's the thing: If a civilian takes up arms against you, they become a viable target. A preemptive slaughter of tens of THOUSANDS of civilians is much harder to justify.

So justify it, joe.

@Pikachu So lets assume that Truman's estimate of a million US soldiers and sailors and airmen would be killed by ending the war through conventional means. How many Japanese would die? Two million? Three million? How many Japanese were killed in the nuclear attacks and do the math.

@hippyjoe1955

Well you've used "estimate" right there in your argument which rather undercuts it.
Maybe the japanese citizens would have fought. Maybe they wouldn't. Again, that's speculation and you can't deny it.

But you've failed to answer the question, joe.
I've challenged you to explain why murdering tens of thousands of men, women and children - non combatants- should be considered anything but a war crime.

If the country rose up and took up arms then they would become viable targets.
Children in their schoolrooms are not enemy combatants.

Justify murdering non combatants on the basis that more combatants MIGHT have died in the end.
Go on then...

@Pikachu So you don't like math. Why am I not surprised.

@hippyjoe1955

Nope.
Not going to let you weasel out of a direct question, coward.
I'm not arguing the math, excuse me, the hypothetical math.

Maybe you just missed the point you were meant to respond to. Let me clarify it for you, coward.

If the country rose up and took up arms then they would become viable targets.
Children in their schoolrooms are not enemy combatants.

Justify murdering non combatants on the basis that more combatants MIGHT have died in the end.

@hippyjoe1955

*crickets*

lol yeah, that's what i thought😁👍