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Originally Posted by debaser
Nuclear war is scary and all that, but who would start it? Remember, anyone with the resources to obtain a bomb is self interested enough not to ever use it (terrorist organizations included). The Bomb is a political tool, not a military one.
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Um... what?
The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises 18 km (11 mi, 60,000 ft) into the air from the hypocenter.
The mushroom cloud over Hiroshima after the dropping of Little Boy.
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