The anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hirsoshima and Nagasaki has just passed, and, as always, there was a slew of opinions on whether tjey were justified. (Please take any discussion of that elsewhere! It's off topic.)
In talking with someone earlier today, I wondered what they'd have thought if the bombs had been used on Germany.
So, what do the good minds of AH.com think?
Let's go with moving up the Manhattan Project schedule roughly 6 months. First test is in January, 1945. And assume the US does decide to use it on Germany and not Japan (not necessarily a given). And, just to parallel ir echo, assume Berlin is the first target, followed by a city or two lower down on the target list - Dresden and maybe Pforzheim.
What would the world think of it some 73 years later?
Would there be the same elements proclaiming the bombings to be unjustified crimes against humanity no matter what?
Might Germany actually be seen as a victem despite their enormous crimes, rather like Japan is in some circles?
Or would it be seen as more justified?
Assuming there is an equivilant to the Genbaku Dome - a widely recognized "symbol" of the bombing (Brandenburg Gate seems to be an obvious candidate), what would be it's cultural place? Might it be a UNESCO World Heritage site (or whatever TTL's equivalent might be)?