I can hang with the author's macro point, but the idea that nuclear (or atomic) bombs don't exist requires a denial of eyewitness accounts and historical records. I've argued the moon landing with others over the years. I stopped after reading Tom Wolf's The Right Stuff. You can lead a sceptic to a library, but they'll never crack a book...
The people who allegedly had the bombs dropped on them believed they were firebombs at the time. It was only some days after when it was reported that it was a new type of weapon that anyone suspected.
Consider this. Supposedly, nuclear bombs are the backbone of our military. The last line of defense, if all else fails.
They are, in like fashion, the last line of defense for China, Russia, Iran, and numerous others.
And yet... nobody ever tests them? Testing stopped more or less around the time that cameras were in widespread use amongst the public. How can it be that there hasn't been a weapons test, *by anyone in the world* (other than, again, allegedly, North Korea, who does it under a mountain so it can't be seen, convenient), in over 30 years. How could anyone even know they still work?
The people who had the bombs dropped on them also believed their emperor was a god. In the days leading up to the flight of the Enola Gay, the United States dropped leaflets on major Japanese cities (there is some debate about whether Hiroshima was one of them) warning residents to evacuate. My understanding is the leaflets did not mention anything other than "fire bombing", so that might have caused surviving witnesses to think that's what it was.
Most nuclear countries are honoring a ban on nuclear testing dating back to the late 90's. India, Pakistan, N. Korea, and I think, Israel are not part of that agreement.
Be that as it may, nuclear devices are not like conventional explosives, which are made of materials with a much shorter shelf life. Frankly, the only component of a nuclear bomb that requires testing is the delivery system, and that gets tested, updated, and reimagined on a fairly regular basis.
Some books I've read and can recommend on Hiroshima and the US A-bomb experience:
Hiroshima by John Hershey - SPOILER ALERT - it was totally an atomic bomb...
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan - US government displaces hundreds of residents (not indians, this time) to create Oak Ridge, Tennessee. What happens next will blow your mind...
Ha! You're crazy in just the way I like. Pray tell me more!
Yes, yes and yes. Thank you.
This is a good summary piece of several different threads. Thanks.
I totally loved the piece.I don't think you are insane.You speak my language I believe we may be related somehow 😁
So what did happen in Japan?
Probably a standard fire bombing
And the stories of all the radiation sickness, etc…..just stories?
I can hang with the author's macro point, but the idea that nuclear (or atomic) bombs don't exist requires a denial of eyewitness accounts and historical records. I've argued the moon landing with others over the years. I stopped after reading Tom Wolf's The Right Stuff. You can lead a sceptic to a library, but they'll never crack a book...
The people who allegedly had the bombs dropped on them believed they were firebombs at the time. It was only some days after when it was reported that it was a new type of weapon that anyone suspected.
Consider this. Supposedly, nuclear bombs are the backbone of our military. The last line of defense, if all else fails.
They are, in like fashion, the last line of defense for China, Russia, Iran, and numerous others.
And yet... nobody ever tests them? Testing stopped more or less around the time that cameras were in widespread use amongst the public. How can it be that there hasn't been a weapons test, *by anyone in the world* (other than, again, allegedly, North Korea, who does it under a mountain so it can't be seen, convenient), in over 30 years. How could anyone even know they still work?
The people who had the bombs dropped on them also believed their emperor was a god. In the days leading up to the flight of the Enola Gay, the United States dropped leaflets on major Japanese cities (there is some debate about whether Hiroshima was one of them) warning residents to evacuate. My understanding is the leaflets did not mention anything other than "fire bombing", so that might have caused surviving witnesses to think that's what it was.
Most nuclear countries are honoring a ban on nuclear testing dating back to the late 90's. India, Pakistan, N. Korea, and I think, Israel are not part of that agreement.
Be that as it may, nuclear devices are not like conventional explosives, which are made of materials with a much shorter shelf life. Frankly, the only component of a nuclear bomb that requires testing is the delivery system, and that gets tested, updated, and reimagined on a fairly regular basis.
Some books I've read and can recommend on Hiroshima and the US A-bomb experience:
Hiroshima by John Hershey - SPOILER ALERT - it was totally an atomic bomb...
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan - US government displaces hundreds of residents (not indians, this time) to create Oak Ridge, Tennessee. What happens next will blow your mind...