Dropping nukes and bombing civilians could be construed as war crimes, and the penalty for such war crimes would probably be death.<p>War criminals versus &#x27;terrorists&#x27;.<p>How does that sound? Is it really a propaganda term if you&#x27;re a common war criminal who committed mass atrocity against civilians? Or a terrorist?<p>Both side prosecuted bombing of population centers. They also both get away with it. Probably the reason why there wasn&#x27;t prosecutions in the first place because they fear the precedence that will set.