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08-26-2019, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Saratoga_Mike
The only peaceful purpose for a nuke is to head off an asteroid, and I have no idea if that would work.
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Or making a canal or just a really big hole a la Plowshare.
The Atom was "the future!"
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08-26-2019, 03:58 PM
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#197
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Originally Posted by Saratoga_Mike
The only peaceful purpose for a nuke is to head off an asteroid, and I have no idea if that would work.
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How many lives do you suppose the only two ever dropped saved?
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08-26-2019, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
How many lives do you suppose the only two ever dropped saved?
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I wasn't making a judgment on their usage in a military context.
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08-26-2019, 04:04 PM
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Then you get the reports claiming radiation from Chernobyl didn't turn out anywhere near as disastrous as people once thought. Not disastrous for the plant and animal life left behind, nor the people living relatively close by...
All those worrying about radiation must have been early Trump supporters...worried about everything.
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08-26-2019, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Saratoga_Mike
I wasn't making a judgment on their usage in a military context.
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That’s really all we cared about extending into the 1950’s. It wasn’t until the scientific community started making trouble that we semi-seriously looked at the adverse environmental effects.
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08-26-2019, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Then you get the reports claiming radiation from Chernobyl didn't turn out anywhere near as disastrous as people once thought. Not disastrous for the plant and animal life left behind, nor the people living relatively close by...
All those worrying about radiation must have been early Trump supporters...worried about everything.
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Where did you read this...
Pravda?
Latest news is that the sarcophagus is crumbling.
Probably fake news.
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08-26-2019, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Saratoga_Mike
I wasn't making a judgment on their usage in a military context.
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Was it military or ws peace?
The result was peace. Japan NEVER went to war with its neighbors again. The nukes brought peace. And then we built them into a manufacturing giant.
nukes = peace and prosperity
nukes end war.
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08-26-2019, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TJDave
That’s really all we cared about extending into the 1950’s. It wasn’t until the scientific community started making trouble that we semi-seriously looked at the adverse environmental effects.
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Here is your atomic reactor kit Billy!
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08-26-2019, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by elysiantraveller
Here is your atomic reactor kit Billy!
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Sort of looks like the prez as a youngster pre-birtherite
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08-26-2019, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
How many lives do you suppose the only two ever dropped saved?
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Casualties for an invasion on mainland Japan were predicted to exceed well over 400,000 (National War Museum)
the acute effects of the atomic bombings killed between 90,000 and 146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000 and 80,000 people in Nagasaki; roughly half of the deaths in each city occurred on the first day. (Wikipedia)
(Assuming your question was actually looking to be answered.)
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08-26-2019, 04:32 PM
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It wasn't. 
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08-26-2019, 04:40 PM
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Ah. Tom the Polemicist.
Maybe do us a favour and use a cute symbol when one of your questions is rhetorical.
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08-26-2019, 04:43 PM
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08-26-2019, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mikekk
Ah. Tom the Polemicist.
Maybe do us a favour and use a cute symbol when one of your questions is rhetorical.
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How about when you see I was quoting someone ELSE, it means YOUR input is not required.
Silly me......if you really want a nifty visual just for you, I have something I can use.
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08-26-2019, 07:17 PM
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How about when you see I was quoting someone ELSE, it means YOUR input is not required.
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