miked10270 0 #51 June 14, 2006 Quote...American tests where they get soldiers to watch nukes go off in test, then make them walk through the area to see what the effects are. Britain & Russia did similar A-Bomb tests. Russia carried its out in Siberia and Britain in Australia (a handy desert tith the only likely civilian casualties being sheep & former convicts). When the first H-Bomb tests knocked cooked & blinded birds out of the sky 100 miles from the blast, it was thought "unwise" to subject troops to such tests... They might want to have their armies killed later by the enemy so it'd be a shame to waste them now! QuoteIf it is decided to use a nuclear weapon, for the first time against a real target, it won't be too far a stretch to choose the target that allows bomb damage assestment. Yes. But given that it was being used to speed up the conclusion of already existing surrender negotiations, then bomb damage DEMONSTRATION was in fact the primary consideration. The greatest emphasis passed to the Japanese Government via Sweden was that "This was a single plane... With a single bomb! (so feckin' surrender RIGHT NOW before we waste you one city at a time / the Russians come & we have to share Japan with them)". Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #52 June 14, 2006 Quote "This was a single plane... With a single bomb! Famous last words from Hiroshima's mayor: What the fuck was that? We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
