They weren't targeted purposefully for killing civilians. Where did you get that from? The Target Committee nominated five targets: Kokura (now Kitakyushu), t

They weren't targeted purposefully for killing civilians. Where did you get that from? The Target Committee nominated five targets: Kokura (now Kitakyushu), the site of one of Japan's largest munitions plants; Hiroshima, an embarkation port and industrial center that was the site of a major military headquarters; Yokohama, an urban center for aircraft manufacture, machine tools, docks, electrical equipment and oil refineries; Niigata, a port with industrial facilities including steel and aluminum plants and an oil refinery; and Kyoto, a major industrial center.