Out of available targets [1], even taking into account air defense, neither Hiroshima and Nagasaki seem to fit the narrative of the US aiming for maximum civili

Out of available targets [1], even taking into account air defense, neither Hiroshima and Nagasaki seem to fit the narrative of the US aiming for maximum civilian casualties. And especially given that Kyoto was struck from the Nagasaki target list as being too culturally significant. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_cities_in_Japan_by_population_by_decade#1940 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_cities_in_Japan_by_pop...