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In reply to the discussion: As a physicist, my two cents on the atomic bomb. [View all]hunter
(38,264 posts)63. Yes, but Hitler was meth-head racist insane. And Japan simply didn't have the resources.
The Soviet Union would have built their own atomic bombs with or without espionage, especially once it had been clearly demonstrated the thing was possible.
The technology of Soviet nuclear weapons was more home-grown than many in the U.S.A. would ever dare acknowledge, even as our own astronauts travel to and fro the International Space Station in Soyuz spacecraft these days.
The Russian pessimistic, just one step removed from hell, Shit, just make it work engineering is never a bad engineering philosophy. A good Yin-Yang compliment to the U.S.A. optimist style of engineering.
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Stealing this quote for my Facebook status update. Hope that's OK and many
KingCharlemagne
Aug 2015
#73
In a sense though, the Germans and Russians had it right - I read up on something
MillennialDem
Aug 2015
#50
agree & you're right, doesn't change the morality.But Pearl Harbor was attacked &they fought to win
Sunlei
Aug 2015
#22
The Japanese launched submarine-borne balloons bearing firebombs against the Pacific NW
Maedhros
Aug 2015
#59
The problem is that we weren't the only ones working on the bomb. So were our enemies.
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#4
What do you think about the argument that there have been no "great power" wars since 1945?
Recursion
Aug 2015
#5
I believe that is right. But to another point: it is my understanding that we developed
CTyankee
Aug 2015
#20
if you're willing to take credit for luck in Oct 1962, Sept & Nov 1983, & Jan 1995
HFRN
Aug 2015
#28
I don't really get how this is an argument by itself. There were many in the German high command
MillennialDem
Aug 2015
#53
They were crazy enough to attack us. I wouldn't assume that they'd have backed down
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#10
Yes, but Hitler was meth-head racist insane. And Japan simply didn't have the resources.
hunter
Aug 2015
#63
You guys/gals fascinate the hell out of me, your intellect, the shit you think up.
AllFieldsRequired
Aug 2015
#51
Actually, they opened the gates of Hell and I don't know what it will take to close them again.
Cleita
Aug 2015
#52
Since Germany was working on the same thing at the same time, there wasn't much choice
still_one
Aug 2015
#55
If you are saying the bomb should have never been built, then by default you are saying
davidpdx
Aug 2015
#71