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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
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. |
So?
You show two very visceral photos of the suprise introduction of the bomb to the world.
Let's examine all of the uses in the 60+ years since:
*crickets chirping*
Oh yeah...
Simple fact is that nuclear weapons and MAD prevented a shooting war between the Soviets and ourselves for over 40 years, and the world is enjoying one of the most peaceful periods it has known in the past 2000 years since the inception of the big scary bomb.
Again, if you can get your hands on a bomb, your cause is sufficiently advanced to merit protecting. Any use of a nuclear weapon assures the complete destruction of any and all assests and interests held dear to you. That is why Iran, who's government shows 29 years of vested interest in self preservation, will never use a weapon on Israel, who would vaporize them in turn. Likewise, even groups like Al Queda would not use such a weapon. The leadership of the group use their postion to expand their political power within the group itself and the wider Islamic world. They would not risk the reprisal, jihad is for the little guys, the big boys play for power.
But this is all elementary, if you wanna run around scared to death of the 1 big 1, go ahead.
I personally don't lose any sleep.