Rasti
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I just reread my earlier blog/rant. I still agree with most of it. Ran into an article on Motherjones.com that I think also helps my arguement.
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2005/08/hiroshima.html
After reading that, and other atricles about WWII I've learned a few things, good and bad.
Let me start by saying the War, was not wrong. Both Japan and Germany were bend on claiming as much of the World as they could, and did horrible things along the way. The use of atomics was going to happen, the knowledge was out there, and the fact that we have gotten 60 years away from it without using nukes (in warfare, Russia did do some nuclear landscaping to move rivers and such) is testament to the power and finality of their use.
However, it is also true that the goverment covered up most of the worst effects from the bomb. Fallout, Radiation sickness, Birth defects, Cancers. These things did not become common knowledge in America until the 60's, after we had blown up a few of out own in tests.
It's also important to note that 'Fat man' and 'Little boy' were 15 and 22 KILOtons of yield. We have developed Artillery rounds that produce a far greater yield than that 
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_artillery
Bush Jr. wants to built 'bunker buster' yield nukes, and we wonder why everyone else wants to have 'the bomb'
Rasti
'We Must Dissent', Grok above and understand why
VTD5979
Entry Edited 1 time - Edited on Aug 17, 2005 - 9:58 pm
Post Date: Aug 17, 2005 - 9:57 pm
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