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August 6th, 1945, 8:15 local time, a atomic bomb was dropped from the B-29 bomber Enola Gay on the city of Hiroshima, killing thousands. This date ushered in the nuclear age as both a weapon and as a means of propulsion and peaceful use of generating electricity.
People of Japan marked the solemn 70th anniversary along with delegates of 100 countries. opinions are still divided over whether its deadly destruction was justified. Let us hope atomic / nuclear weapons are never used in anger again. |
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Aye, let's hope that will never happen again.
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^^
Yes never again....
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Let the nuclear weapons be perfect weapons - the weapons so terrifying that they are never used.
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ikalugin;2334378]Let the nuclear weapons be perfect weapons - the weapons so terrifying that they are never used.[/QUOTE]
Our sides came within a breath a few times. 1983 was extremely close closer than the Cuban Missile Crisis. I can't recall the Soviet missile commanders name who revived the launch alerts but felt certain that they where incorrect and did not send the alert further. He was right it was not Minute Man missiles but the sun rays fooling the satellite. He based his choice on the fact that he felt the US would launch a full strike and not a handful and on the fact that he had previously seen the detection glitch before. |
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Let's Sink Sumptin' !
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_S...alarm_incident
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Yes that's him he got fired for not not accidentally nuking everyone. Some jobs sheesh.
On some TV interview he said "I was the little bird getting ..... on by the big bird." |
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Meanwhile, French discuss if they should keep their nuclear deterent, British one escaped possible cuts, USN SSBN program is in the funding bind, everyone else is expanding their nuclear forces as much as they could.
Did I miss anything?
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It is sad that those weapons even needed to be created but, a stubborn foe kind of forces the issue.
sigh.. .alas, sometimes the only way to deal with a bully is to punch his lights out. ![]()
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I suppose it could be claimed MAD has prevented a WWIII....thus far.
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In regards to WWIII, I'd say that we're in one right now in a manner of speaking. |
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What if your hometown were hit by the Hiroshima atomic bomb?
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-08-0...ma-atomic-bomb Quote:
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Lucky Jack
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Yes, that's a better map you can choose which weapon and everything: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
I chose the nearest target 150 miles away and lived through the first blast, but I will need more water of course. ![]() |
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