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The targeting of civilians by the US in wars such as the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was done with the aim of putting pressure on the enemy government to surrender by causing maximum devastation and loss of life. The decision was controversial and continues to be debated ethically and morally.

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