Comment by epiccoleman

I found Dan Carlin's "Logical Insanity" episode of Hardcore History to be a really interesting look into the logic of dropping the two nukes. Probably long behind the paywall at this point, but it basically makes the case that, as an event in WWII specifically, the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki made some amount of sense. I don't mean that it made moral sense by modern standards - but just in the context of WWII where civilian targeted bombings (like Dresden) had become a standard fixture of the war, bombing civilian centers wouldn't have seemed as far-fetched as it does today.

Again, not claiming it was right, or good in the long run - just that Carlin points out the context around the decision makes it seem less insane than it would by today's standards (hence "Logical Insanity").