> I've never heard a defense of nuclear weapons based on their ability to end wars, only as a weapon to prevent them. TFA aside, it is generally accepted that

> I've never heard a defense of nuclear weapons based on their ability to end wars, only as a weapon to prevent them. TFA aside, it is generally accepted that the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused Japan to surrender. Besides, the bomb was not invented until well into the war.