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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

Considering that the test A-Bomb was held together with duct tape, I'd say H&S was non-existent at that point. Bedsides there was a war on.

And a little "putty on your polar plate"...particularly love the rabid sentiment written on the bomb "a second kiss for Hirohito" by Rear Admiral W R Purnell no less http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Purnell Moral: Never interrupt a newly minted Admiral's golf game on Oahu, December 7 1941; payback will be HELL! "Purnell was the first proponent of the idea that two atomic attacks, one following quickly after the other, would be required to end the war. This was something that Groves and Purnell discussed a number of times. "I knew that with him...on the ground at Tinian," Groves wrote. "There would be no unnecessary delay in exploiting our success"..."Before Major Charles Sweeney (pilot of Bock's Kar) took off on the 2nd Nagasaki mission, Purnell took him aside and asked him if he knew how much the bomb cost. Sweeney did not know; Purnell told him it was about $2 billion. He then asked if Sweeney knew how much his aircraft was worth. This Sweeney did know; over half a million dollars. Purnell then told him: "I'd suggest you keep those relative values in mind for this mission." Rear(Vice) ADM Purnell: Oversight, undersight, and insight! Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Materiel.