 Complete the following phrase:  After World War II, the massive destruction of non-combatant targets inflicted during the war prompted the victorious Allies to address the issue when developing the Nuremberg Charter of August 1945 to establish the procedures and laws for conducting the Nuremberg Trials 1945-1946. Article 6b of the Charter thus condemned the wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity and classified it as a violation of the laws or customs of war, therefore, making it a war crime. This provision was similarly used at the 