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Debating the Morality of Hiroshima

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George Friedman
Founder, Stratfor

Aug 11, 2015 | 08:00 GMT

A boy floats a candle lit paper lantern on the river in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome.
A boy floats a candle lit paper lantern on the river in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome during 70th anniversary activities, commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 6, 2015 in Hiroshima, Japan.

(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Whether or not it resulted in Japan's surrender in World War II, the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 flowed logically from history and the evolution of warfare....

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