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In reply to the discussion: This Is What It's Like to Witness a Nuclear Explosion [View all]L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)39. Because that would be an act of war!
We worked to create the United Nations to bring peace to the world.
Also, we didn't end France or Britain for "working on a nuke" as you say. Israel and China also developed nuclear arsenals.
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Absolutely true, but nuclear war is only unthinkable if both sides know the other side is willing to
Martin68
Mar 2022
#18
They made a mathmatical error on the potential yield for the first Castle Bravo test at Bikini
pecosbob
Mar 2022
#7
Incidents with non-nuclear Minuteman missiles? Or perhaps you are referring to the extremely close
Martin68
Mar 2022
#19
More like maintenance problems and issues...near-repeats of the Titan explosion in Chico in 1962
pecosbob
Mar 2022
#24
Guy I worked with was in the army in the 50's. Bunches of soldiers were sent to Utah and ordered
3Hotdogs
Mar 2022
#5
3Hotdogs, I'm not sure I understand what a red X-ray means. His body changed color? Was burned?
Martin68
Mar 2022
#20
Just like in the cartoons, the ultra-bright light shines right through your flesh
pecosbob
Mar 2022
#26
My father went through the fallout from an atomic explosion in the South Pacific when he was
Dial H For Hero
Mar 2022
#6
My BIL was a radar navigator on a SAC B52. His crew's plan was to drop their load on the target in
mobeau69
Mar 2022
#8
Psychopaths who needed to know the effects of radiation and a nuclear bomb. The fact is, no one
Martin68
Mar 2022
#21
Nagasaki was the experiment. That was the "bomb of the future" and the psychopaths...
hunter
Mar 2022
#48
I've done a lot of research on the topic. I believe the preponderance of the evidence suggests Japan
Martin68
Mar 2022
#49
Yes, history is messy and difficult to categorize as good vs evil or black and white.
Martin68
Mar 2022
#55
How would you know if at the time you were irradiated with UV, gamma or X-rays?
Martin68
Mar 2022
#23
Just bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. It's called "taking the position." I did it with my
Martin68
Mar 2022
#22
Can't remember all of the Nuclear Holocaust documentaries/movies I saw in the the 60's to 70's, but
marked50
Mar 2022
#28
I remember people building nuclear bomb shelters and keeping them supplied so they could live ...
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
#29
Why didn't we end the USSR when it was hinted that they were working on a nuke?
Polybius
Mar 2022
#37