[NickatNite2003]

It was a horrible thing to have to do.
But it was the lesser of two evils.
Many more would have died, had the Allies
continued only with a conventional war.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

It was a horrible thing to have to do. But it was the lesser of two evils. Given that more than 1,000,000 American casualties alone were prevented, dropping nukes on Japan was, in the big picture, a thing of beauty and great compassion.