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Truman is often talked about as deserving war crimes indictments for dropping atomic bombs on Japan.


Nope - both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were carefully chosen to be legitimate military targets with respect to planned military operations (the invasion of mainland Japan). Hiroshima was basically an Army Group base; I forget offhand what installations were in Nagasaki.



History Channel did some show based on the talk he should be a war ciminal, 2 of the 11 scholars said he should have been. One of them couldn't decide. Click

But, what I was remembering when I said that was some quote by Marshall were he talked about if the US had lost, Fat Man and Little Boy being war crimes. But, couldn't find it quickly.