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Most people think the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan were the most devastating attacks on the country. Nope, we firebombed and destroyed nearly 70 Japanese cities before dropping the nukes. Japan was not going to surrender. Almost 1 million civilians were killed, some estimates are much more than 1 million. Their industry was interspersed in residential areas and it was the only way to destroy their capability. Was this genocide? Hell no, we were trying to end the war. Japan was not going to surrender.
Hamas started the war going on today, Israel is going end it. Hamas is not going to surrender, similar situation. Unfortunately civilians are going to die, it's part of war.
Yokahama, Japan / 58% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Cleveland, OH
Tokyo, Japan / 51% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: New York, NY
Toyama, Japan / 99% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Chattanooga, TN
Hamamatsu, Japan / 60.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Hartford, CT
Nagoya, Japan / 40% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Los Angeles, CA
Osaka, Japan / 35.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Chicago, IL
Nishinomiya, Japan / 11.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Cambridge, MA
Siumonoseki, Japan / 37.6% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: San Diego, CA
Kure, Japan / 41.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Toledo, OH
Kobe, Japan / 55.7% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Baltimore, MD
Omuta, Japan / 35.8% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Miami, FL
Wakayama, Japan / 50% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Salt Lake City, UT
Kawasaki, Japan / 36.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Portland, OR
Okayama, Japan / 68.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Long Beach, CA
Yawata, Japan / 21.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: San Antonio, TX
Kagoshima, Japan / 63.4% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Richmond, VA
Amagasaki, Japan / 18.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Jacksonville, FL
Sasebo, Japan / 41.4 % destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Nashville, TN
Moh, Japan / 23.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Spokane, WA
Miyakonoio, Japan / 26.5% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Greensboro, NC
Nobeoka, Japan / 25.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Augusta, GA
Miyazaki, Japan / 26.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Davenport, IA
Hbe, Japan / 20.7% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Utica, NY
Saga, Japan / 44.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Waterloo, IA
Imabari, Japan / 63.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Stockton, CA
Matsuyama, Japan / 64% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Duluth, MN
Fukui, Japan / 86% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Evansville, IN
Tokushima, Japan / 85.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Ft. Wayne, IN
Sakai, Japan / 48.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Forth Worth, TX
Hachioji, Japan / 65 % destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Galveston, TX
Kumamoto, Japan / 31.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Grand Rapids, MI
Isezaki, Japan / 56.7% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Sioux Falls, SD
Takamatsu, Japan / 67.5% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Knoxville, TN
Akashi, Japan / 50.2 % destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Lexington, KY
Fukuyama, Japan / 80.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Macon, GA
Aomori, Japan / 30% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Montgomery, AL
Okazaki, Japan / 32.2% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Lincoln, NE
Oita, Japan / 28.2% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Saint Joseph, MO
Hiratsuka, Japan / 48.4% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Battle Creek, MI
Tokuyama, Japan / 48.3% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Butte, MT
Yokkichi, Japan / 33.6% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Charlotte, NC
Uhyamada, Japan / 41.3% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Columbus, GA
Ogaki, Japan / 39.5% destroyed
U.S. equivalent: Corpus Christi, TX
Gifu, Japan / 63.6% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Des Moines, IA
Shizuoka, Japan / 66.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Oklahoma City, OK
Himeji, Japan / 49.4% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Peoria, IL
Fukuoka, Japan / 24.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Rochester, NY
Kochi, Japan / 55.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Sacramento, CA
Shimizu, Japan / 42% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: San Jose, CA
Omura, Japan / 33.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Sante Fe, NM
Chiba, Japan / 41% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Savannah, GA
Ichinomiya, Japan / 56.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Springfield, OH
Nara, Japan / 69.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Boston, MA
Tsu, Japan / 69.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Topeka, KS
Kuwana, Japan / 75 % destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Tucson, AZ
Toyohashi, Japan / 61.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Tulsa, OK
Numazu, Japan / 42.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Waco, TX
Chosi, Japan / 44.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Wheeling, WV
Kofu, Japan / 78.6% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: South Bend, IN
Utsunomiya, Japan / 43.7% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Sioux City, IA
Mito, Japan / 68.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Pontiac, MI
Sendai, Japan / 21.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Omaha, NE
Tsuruga, Japan / 65.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Middleton, OH
Nagaoka, Japan / 64.9% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Madison, WI
Hitachi, Japan / 72% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Little Rock, AK
Kumagaya, Japan / 55.1% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Kenosha, WI
Hamamatsu, Japan / 60.3% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Hartford, CT
Maebashi, Japan / 64.2% destroyed.
U.S. equivalent: Wilkes Barre, PA
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Hiroshima, Japan / atomic bomb
U.S. equivalent: Seattle, WA
Nagasaki, Japan / atomic bomb
U.S. equivalent: Akron, OH
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