[roadcat]

Victim counts are subjective, depending on who or what side tells the story. Official U.S. counts are about 8,000 Christians died immediately from the blast, from a neighborhood of 12,000 Christians. One percent of Japan’s population died there, but ten percent of Japan’s Christians. Nagasaki and it’s Urakami district are forgotten in comparison to Hiroshima. Nagasaki was called the San Francisco of the Orient. Perhaps only 200 soldiers stationed there, largely civilian. From what I’ve read, Nagasaki was targetted to send a message to the Soviets, of what the U.S. was capable of. Sort of the first strike of the Cold War.

[laplata]

, Nagasaki was targetted to send a message to the Soviets, of what the U.S. was capable of.

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My Dad confirmed what you say.
Dad was a District Commander for the Occupation of Tokyo for a time in late 1945. He was there when Gen. MacArthur stood up to a high ranking Soviet general and told him to get out of Japan. The Soviets wanted their piece of the Japanese pie...and didn’t get it.

[Moonman62]

From what I’ve read, Nagasaki was targetted to send a message to the Soviets, of what the U.S. was capable of. Sort of the first strike of the Cold War.

Wasn't Nagasaki a secondary target?