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[-] arefx@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know your question at the end is rhetorical but for anyone who didn't get it, the change that made us so afraid is nuclear/atomic weapons.

[-] Alto@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I have no doubt that had they not been dropped on Japan, they would have been used in Korea. All the theory in the world wouldn't be enough to instill the rightful existential terror nukes cause.

[-] bunnyfc@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The difference being that with Korea, it would have already had a fusion booster, which even in early designs increased the yield by a factor of 20-100 (Edit: depending on which pure-fission generation you compare to).

Edit: Also, I feel we need some tests again that get recorded with modern equipment - the old footage seems like from another world. People should be able to see it in 8K and VR to get properly scared of them.

[-] TheChurn@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

There is no footage of modern tests because they have been conducted underground since the 60s in order to reduce contamination of the biosphere.

[-] Alto@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

That as well.

Whether dropping the bomb was morally right is sort of irrelevant. It was almost certainly going to be used, and it's better it was the early ones than later ones. Just not in human nature to understand the consequences until our noses are rubbed in it

this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2023
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