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My gut reaction is to spare all the civilians, but is it ethical to let more of your men die knowing they will die? Are soldier lives inherently disposable?

Interesting thought experiment.

What prompted this thread btw is the atomic bombings of Japan. Some people claim the nukes saved tons of american lives, but my concern was about the civilians. Some people argue that conventional warfare would've saved way more civilian lives. But tons of American soldiers would've died at the same time.

So I was wondering how people would resolve this dilemma.