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And if you do not hit me back, I just keep on hitt...

2009-07-11T05:55:29.211-07:00

And if you do not hit me back, I just keep on hitting you until you are dead. The fact that you don't want to fight, does not mean the other side will do the same. Many European countries thought the same as you before WWII. They didn't spend much time or money improving their militaries, thinking if they didn't want to fight a war, they didn't have to. Big surprise, Germany attacked anyway and their antiquated armies were swept away.

Tell that to the people who were in the concentrat...

2009-06-24T07:54:16.448-07:00

Tell that to the people who were in the concentration camps liberated by the Allies.

Nuclear weapons, as awful as they are, have provid...

2009-06-09T07:09:50.664-07:00

Nuclear weapons, as awful as they are, have provided for the longest peace between major players since their inception. Yes, wars are lose-lose events, this does not prevent totalitarian governments from from attempting to realize their stated goals-as in the USSR's case, as stated by N Khrushchev so well-"We shall bury you". The nuclear threat gave Kennedy the courage to prevent The Burial in 1963. No one loves peace more than a soldier, and no one appreciates military might and it's necessity sometimes like a soldier.
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However, if we both know that the next punch will ...

2009-06-05T02:12:21.231-07:00

However, if we both know that the next punch will DESTROY BOTH OF US AND THE WORLD, then we probably won't be sparring, don't you think?

Anon: Wars are always lose-lose events. Where are...

2009-06-01T09:47:43.145-07:00

Anon: Wars are always lose-lose events.

Where are the Carthaginians? Sometimes violence is the answer.

Wars are lose lose, but as long as there is evil i...

2009-05-28T09:53:56.775-07:00

Wars are lose lose, but as long as there is evil in this world, those that would impose their beliefs and lives on others, tyrants, murderers, thieves, people can stand up to that evil (aka the act that creates war), or we can lie down and die. I chose to live. If that means to fight is necessary, then so be it. Evil must be stopped, whatever the cost, or we would all be cursed to our worst nightmares.

FreddyRed: I am Japanese, you insensitive clod!

2009-05-23T15:41:21.616-07:00

FreddyRed: I am Japanese, you insensitive clod!

@ FreddyRed The pacific tests were all done post ...

2009-05-19T19:19:52.738-07:00

@ FreddyRed

The pacific tests were all done post WWII, the Trinity tests (during WWII) were conducted at the Alamogordo Bombing range (now the White Sands Missile Range) in New Mexico.

The government could have done these tests better, all cold have been done on a single, uninhabited atole, the best of bost worlds.

FreddyRed - these tests were conducted AFTER World...

2009-05-16T13:04:00.000-07:00

FreddyRed - these tests were conducted AFTER World War 2. The only nuclear test that took place before the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was Trinity, which was conducted in the United States.

I will stay out of the political talk. I am just ...

2009-04-22T08:04:00.000-07:00

I will stay out of the political talk. I am just thinking about the logistics involved in constructing such a large concrete structure in the middle of nowhere.

FreddyRed: none of the bombs tested at the atoll ...

2009-03-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

FreddyRed: none of the bombs tested at the atoll had anything to do with the war in Japan. They were all hydrogen bombs, built years after the end of World War 2.

The atomic tests that lead to the bombs dropped on Japan occurred within the United States.

Please get your history right.

It's sad really.

2009-03-20T21:13:00.000-07:00

It's sad really.

Look at wars BEFORE then... WW1- the civillian cas...

2009-03-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

Look at wars BEFORE then... WW1- the civillian casualties are way less than the deaths of those fighting in the wars.. WW2... the civilian deaths were 6 TIMES as much as the deaths of those fighting in the war.. so.. automatic weapons, planes, all increasing power in war.. is it really a good thing?

yes things would be different if these tests weren...

2009-03-13T13:12:00.000-07:00

yes things would be different if these tests weren't performed, but why put such things into our earth? to save us temporarily, but we are so good at destroying this planet that soon enough, burying our accidents and failures wont be an option.

All B.S., more power brings more violence and much...

2009-03-04T05:10:00.000-08:00

All B.S., more power brings more violence and much more destruction... It is like this you hit me, I hit you harder, you hit me even harder and so on... In any case violence does not bring peace. Wars are always lose-lose events.

Useless Nuclear weapons? Are these the same weapon...

2009-02-26T11:14:00.000-08:00

Useless Nuclear weapons? Are these the same weapons that have made war between major nations impossible due to their massive destructive power? Look at the magnatude of the wars prior to 1945 and the loss of life associated with those wars. Then compare and contrast those horible numbers with the wars after 1945. If your are honest in your assessment, then there is one inescapable conclusion.Nuclear weapons are weapons of peace.

Awesome dereliction. But those same tests served a...

2009-01-22T21:16:00.000-08:00

Awesome dereliction. But those same tests served a purpose few would understand, or remember. They were a large reason major cities across the globe didn't end up looking like that.

If the tests had not been done, we would have lost...

2009-01-17T08:41:00.000-08:00

If the tests had not been done, we would have lost 5 million men in Japan, your father would not have existed, or you would be speaking Japanese now.