I'm not disputing the logic, bruce. I just wanted to remind people where it led.

There are two fundamental positions when it comes to ethical judgements. One is that there are some things which can never be ,no matter what the consequences. The other is that in certain circumstances, anything whatsoever can be justified.

Anyone who believes Hiroshima was justified is coming down on the latter side. Why dispute it? After all, it's a pretty widely held ethical position... You might not like some of the people who share it, but that's another matter entirely.