As I recall, the atomic raids did not do the most physical damage they were merely the most efficient by far. There is no comparison to the radiological damage.

As I recall, the atomic raids did not do the most physical damage they were merely the most efficient by far. There is no comparison to the radiological damage. There are museums in Hiroshima and Tokyo that document these things. Kyoto was spared by Stimson’s familiarity with it and some concern about its significance. As the imperial palace was (mostly) spared. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Niigata and Kokura were reserved vs b-29 bombing so they had a means of checking the blast effect of an intact city. Sux to be on either side in a total war with no quarter given.