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Red Mountain

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2. Even Hiroshima and Nagasaki were considered military targets

Reply to Hornedfrog2000 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 03:36 PM

Aug 25

though they had large civilian populations.

We targeted civilian populations in Germany. It was morally dubious then and not particularly effective in terms of breaking enemy morale......at least in terms of speeding up the end of the war.

Killed a lot of people, though. People that worked in German factories. So there's that.

Ukraine doesn't have the capacity to bomb Russia into submission. Any civilian casualties they create are going to be used for propaganda purposes.

They're better off doing what they've been doing.......blowing up strategic infrastructure (planes, trains and bridges) with a focus on Russian oil facilities.

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They need to start hitting civilians Hornedfrog2000 Aug 25 #1

Even Hiroshima and Nagasaki were considered military targets Red Mountain Aug 25 #2