Each year at this time — the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima —
the world pauses. The pause is less to mourn the dead than to debate a
moral question: whether the bombing was justified and, by extension,
whether the United States unnecessarily slaughtered tens of thousands of
people on Aug. 6, 1945.
The debate rarely focuses on a careful analysis of war and morality and is more frequently framed by existing views of the United States. The debate is rarely about Hiroshima or about World War II.
It is a debate about the moral character of the United States. This is not an illegitimate subject, and Hiroshima might be a useful point with which to begin the debate. But that isn't possible until after we consider the origins of Hiroshima, which can be found in the evolution of modern warfare.
Read more: Debating the Morality of Hiroshima | Stratfor
The debate rarely focuses on a careful analysis of war and morality and is more frequently framed by existing views of the United States. The debate is rarely about Hiroshima or about World War II.
It is a debate about the moral character of the United States. This is not an illegitimate subject, and Hiroshima might be a useful point with which to begin the debate. But that isn't possible until after we consider the origins of Hiroshima, which can be found in the evolution of modern warfare.
Read more: Debating the Morality of Hiroshima | Stratfor
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