Why did the U.S. choose Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for dropping the first atomic bombs?

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Why did the U.S. choose Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for dropping the first atomic bombs?​

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The U.S. chose Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for dropping the first atomic bombs because they believed that the devastating impact of the bombs on a large number of inhabitants would have a key psychological impact on the Japanese and pressure them to surrender. Both cities had relatively large civilian populations and were not primarily military targets.

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