Not a new revelation, but the article pulls from good sources and it's nice to see this myth repudiated in a mainstream outlet.

      • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        What nation is going to prefer the death of its own citizens over the death of civilians of a country they are at war with?

        How else to interpret that? Were you suggesting Japan at the end of WW2 posed a risk to US civilians?

        • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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          3 months ago

          No. I said that a country is going to value the lives of its own people over the lives of others in making military decisions. This isn't just an American thing.