How much did race go into the decision to drop the atomic bomb?

by xxxdarkhorsexxx

Basically what it says. Was it easier to drop the bomb on non-whites as opposed to white Berlin? Was there discussion at the time regarding this?

Thecna2

There was discussion that I can recall about both enemies (but not the details). However in the end Germanys imminent collapse forestalled any serious decision to drop the bomb on them. Given the level of carpet bombing of cities that preceded the atomic bomb I do no think that they saw the Atomic Bomb as much more than 'carpet bombing +1' in their decision making process. The methodical way Dresden was eliminated suggests that nuclear destruction was just a cleaner way to achieve the same effect.

SneakyMission

Nazi Germany's official surrender was on May 8th, 1945. The trinity test was July 16th and the atomic attacks on Japan August 6th and 9th.