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sure, let's dice and slice the context until the USA is always right
In the context of WW2, the United States was morally justified to oppose the Imperial Japanese Government.
to oppose, sure... to drop 2 nuclear bombs on civilians?? hmmm dunno
Knowing the necessity for the defeat of the Imperial Japanese government, the burgeoning country-wide famine, combined with the inevitable bloodbath of a mainland invasion, the Allies justified the use of nuclear weapons, the details of which you can read about in the articles I posted above. Nazi Germany and the USSR were also developing their own nuclear weapon systems. A demonstration was deemed necessary.
I personally would not have authorized dropping the bombs on cities. Easy for me to say. But I certainly would have been living the rest of my days in despair at the mindless slaughter and ritual mass-suicide that would've ensued during the invasion of mainland Japan.
I don't envy the choices the Allies had to make while combatting Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan.
as opposed to just embargo the island now that all the axis had fallen?
no, America wanted the show of force
embargo is cowardly and it amount to practically doing nothing. There are people being murdered by the japanese military on my homeland. Both the CCP and KMT supported the US actions during WW2 regarding japan.
of course, killing civilians is manly