Big Guy Posted July 17, 2015 Report Posted July 17, 2015 Seventy years ago, July 16, 1945, the United States exploded the first nuclear bomb; http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/destroyer-of-worlds-the-70-year-legacy-of-1st-nuclear-bomb-1.2472519 The genie was out of the bottle. This began the nuclear age and all that came with it. Happy 70th Anniversary Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
msj Posted July 17, 2015 Report Posted July 17, 2015 Glad it was the U.S. and not Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan. Amazing that they exploded the first one on July 16 and then managed to get another two into the Pacific Theatre to explode over Japan in early August. Those poor Japanese (well, not the imperialist ones - they got what they deserved). Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 17, 2015 Report Posted July 17, 2015 Glad it was the U.S. and not Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan. It wasn't just the U.S. that developed the bomb. Canada and the U.K. also had very significant roles in the Manhattan Project, as did many scientists who fled war torn Europe. http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/fact-sheets/Canadas-contribution-to-nuclear-weapons-development.cfm Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
msj Posted July 17, 2015 Report Posted July 17, 2015 Sure, but I'm glad the U.S. had control over it. If Canada had it first the world would have become a sad place of poorly pronunciated words, crap beer, and maple syrup. Oh yes, I said crap beer and not craft beer for which the Americans are doing very well thank you. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Freddy Posted July 17, 2015 Report Posted July 17, 2015 Sure, but I'm glad the U.S. had control over it. If Canada had it first the world would have become a sad place of poorly pronunciated words, crap beer, and maple syrup. Oh yes, I said crap beer and not craft beer for which the Americans are doing very well thank you. I think I'll go see the doctor today and get him to check my feelings. Quote
Bob Macadoo Posted July 22, 2015 Report Posted July 22, 2015 It wasn't just the U.S. that developed the bomb. Canada and the U.K. also had very significant roles in the Manhattan Project, as did many scientists who fled war torn Europe. http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/resources/fact-sheets/Canadas-contribution-to-nuclear-weapons-development.cfm Yeah glad Canada contributed our Heavy Water and Materials testing........once again we donate the boring. Quote
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