LogFAQs > #914073893

Nagasaki was undeniably unjustified. Russia turning against Japan was the biggest factor in ending the war, and that happened before the Nagasaki bombing - Japan's officials weren't even aware of the Nagasaki bombing yet at the time they decided to surrender. (They were aware of the Hiroshima one, including specifically being aware it was indeed an atomic bomb.)

Hiroshima is a bit more debatable, but I'd still say no.

With that being said, it's important to remember that in the context of WW2 the atomic bombs were not unique in the scale of destruction or number of casualties. The only thing unique about them was the method of inflicting said destruction. Heck, the Operation Meetinghouse raid on Tokyo - done entirely with conventional bombs - caused more destruction and death than both nukes combined.

(Now with all that being said, it's also important to note that the same would not be true of nuclear war today. These were very primitive nuclear weapons; today's ones are over 100 times as powerful.)
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Nope. I'm totally not the white ninja. You're confusing me with someone else.