The dicussion of the morality of Nuclear Weapons is complicated. >The whole discussion happening around the atomic bombs dropped on Japan is - have they actual

The dicussion of the morality of Nuclear Weapons is complicated. >The whole discussion happening around the atomic bombs dropped on Japan is - have they actually prevented more deaths, because Japan would not have surrendered otherwise? This is a common counter point. But ultimately we don't, and won't ever know. Some sources say Japan may have accepted a surrender that made some governmental provisions (namely saying that the Empiror was immune from war crimes) had been issued instead of pushing for unconditional surrender. The nuclear debate isn't settled because, we're still trying to define our civilations relationship with it.