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I think you're off base on this. That's not why we didn't nuke Tokyo (also it was still on a target list).
Remember, the worst firebombing raid in human history happened in Tokyo. We killed 150,000 in a single night. The initial death toll in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are far lower than that. That number comes from Robert McNamara having a conversation with Curtis LeMay, who came up with the raid.
We didn't really care what was left of them, but someone would surrender or we were going to kill literally everyone.
We didn't nuke Tokyo because it was better defended.
Killing each negotiator who isn't amenable to your demands is a viable strategy, but it's a ruthless one.