This is absolutely wrong, but the fascists violated the rules deliberately and repeatedly and created the modern concept of total war as an ideological demand.
The Geneva Conventions were established prior to the war. The versions we have now were updated post-war to reflect the changing demands but deliberate attacks on civilians were never allowable under them. As it happens the reason Hiroshima and Nagasaki were chosen is that they were military ports and so Americans claimed the whole cities were viable “military targets” though that’s… Debated. It is an inevitable consequence of the concept of total war however.
Japan was invited to join them, agreed, and then broke them with glee. It sucks to suck but that’s the kind of the war the fascists wanted.
This is absolutely wrong, but the fascists violated the rules deliberately and repeatedly and created the modern concept of total war as an ideological demand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Conventions
The Geneva Conventions were established prior to the war. The versions we have now were updated post-war to reflect the changing demands but deliberate attacks on civilians were never allowable under them. As it happens the reason Hiroshima and Nagasaki were chosen is that they were military ports and so Americans claimed the whole cities were viable “military targets” though that’s… Debated. It is an inevitable consequence of the concept of total war however.
Japan was invited to join them, agreed, and then broke them with glee. It sucks to suck but that’s the kind of the war the fascists wanted.