Today would be anniversary of the bombing of Kyoto, not Hiroshima, if Gen. Groves had his way. This was aiming point: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=15&lat=34.9856569&lng=135.7422373&hob_opt=2&hob_psi=5&hob_ft=1968&zm=14 …
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@wellerstein Was Kanazawa on Groves's hit list, too? Like Kyoto, it's a cultural and historical treasure
@CSRDay Here is the full list of possible targets provided by USAAF in Apr. 1945, with "most suitable" marked.pic.twitter.com/87zuTHUrjC
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@wellerstein I wondered how I might have thought that Kanazawa was spared, and came across this book passage http://tinyurl.com/l6y4qrlThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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