The only nuclear bomb to be dropped on a civilian population took place today 65 years ago on the City of Hiroshima in japan. Three days later a 2nd bomb was dropped on the City of Nagasaki. Some feel the bomb was dropped (especially the second) not only to save american lives by avoiding an invasion but to intimidate the Soviets. The biggest stick in the yard.
Commemorating the Hiroshima Bombing: The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima 65 years ago, killing an estimated 140,000 people. The city has become a global center for anti-nuclear proliferation, with bomb survivors among the most outspoken supporters http://www.newslook.com/...
"Enola Gay" Navigator Member on Hiroshima Attack An interview with the last "Enola Gay" crew member Theodore Van Kirk. Kirk looks back at the buildup to the debut of American nuclear weapons, and his role as navigator aboard the aircraft charged with dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. http://www.newslook.com/...
And a present day by product of Atomic Energy in bombs, or for peaceful uses.
Radiation Risk: Fires Head for Chernobyl The Russian Emergencies Minister is warning of radiation risks, as wildfires get closer to the area affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The fear is that it could disturb the contamination in the ground - and spread it wider. http://www.newslook.com/...
And here we are, beyond the age of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) but fearful of a wmd in a dirty suitcase or a black market nuclear weapon in the hands of a rogue, or anarchic state.