В Нагасаки, собственно, военные цели были. "With the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki quickly began to assume some economic dominance. Its main industry was ship-building. This very industry would eventually make it a target in World War II, since many warships used by the Japanese Navy during the war were built in its factories and docks."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaki#Modern_era Что, конечно же, ничуть не сглаживает ужаса происшествия.
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"With the Meiji Restoration, Nagasaki quickly began to assume some economic dominance. Its main industry was ship-building. This very industry would eventually make it a target in World War II, since many warships used by the Japanese Navy during the war were built in its factories and docks." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaki#Modern_era
Что, конечно же, ничуть не сглаживает ужаса происшествия.
Опять же, к Хиросиме и Нагасаки вполне можно добавить и (неядерную) бомбардировку Токио: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_in_World_War_II#Firebombing
Ну и чтобы уж всем сёстрам по серьгам - японцы повышенной кротостью тоже не отличались. Одна "нанкинская резня" чего стоит.