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In reply to the discussion: Some facts on dropping the two bombs [View all]reusrename
(1,716 posts)78. I, too, worry about what will be done to the young 'uns.
Someone will eventually propose nuclear winter as a cure for global warming.
I'm still very optimistic though. It's true that the arc of history bends toward justice. I have a lot of confidence that equitable solutions can be found and implemented as long as the will of the people is not thwarted. This is how I come to the belief that our most immediate threat to the next generation is probably the surveillance state.
Everything seems to come back to that discussion for me. It does remind me of the debates over Mutually Assured Destruction and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Sometimes I don't think people are a smart as they used to be.
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It was the first time in history the vast majority of Japanese people had ever heard his voice.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#32
The people of Hiroshima were busy ripping down their own homes, digging bunkers
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#48
I'd sign the Szilárd petition then nail it to the totem pole you squat on everyday here.
miyazaki
Aug 2013
#41
Nadine, they were negotiating peace with us before we dropped the bomb on them.
Th1onein
Aug 2013
#60
Incidentally, we risked lives and the success of the mission to warn civilians out of the cities.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#54
If the US hadn't used them first, somebody would have wanted to use them later.
reformist2
Aug 2013
#55
#4: an airburst at 10,000 ft is pretty much the opposite of "targeting". n/t
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2013
#70
You're right about the altitude, but from 1950 or from 10,000, precision is not the main benefit
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2013
#75
THE DECISION TO USE THE ATOMIC BOMB - For those looking for more than the status quo opinion
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Aug 2013
#73