Reply to: So the west attacks Syria in the end....

[Churchill]

Consider that the septics thought about using nukes in the Korean war but there was no target that was worthy of their use.

There's even fewer targets somewhere that's largely desert.

And it's a fecking expensive way of converting sand into glass.

I'm as enthusiastic as the next GAL as regards frying the black flag flying nutjobs, but it's not a sensible use of resources.

Though we have got about 250 tonnes of redundant Pu hanging around.

Considering the stuff doesn't occur naturally, we've been busy!

[darmstadt]

And now the UK is:

Terrorism threat levels
The threat level indicates the likelihood of a terrorist attack in the UK.

International threats
The threat to the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) from international terrorism is severe.

Northern Ireland-related threats
The threat to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from Northern Ireland-related terrorism is moderate.

The threat to Northern Ireland from Northern Ireland-related terrorism is severe.

Threat levels
There are 5 levels of threat:

low - an attack is unlikely
moderate - an attack is possible but not likely
substantial - an attack is a strong possibility
severe - an attack is highly likely
critical - an attack is expected imminently

[Troll]

By bombing 2 cities they had proved they could build 2 big bombs in months. Even if shot down they would still turn a huge area into a wasteland.

Thought they dropped 2 bombs as they wanted to compare the bang per bucks between a uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy Hiroshima) versus a plutonium implosion-type bomb (Fat Man Nagasaki)

& it is the Nagasaki bombing that is the most controversial as they had already tested one at the Trinity site

[vetran]

The thing that's forgotten is that the Red Army had entered the war on Japan, something Stalin had promised once Germany had been dealt with. They managed to advance something like 100 miles in the first day - and that's what panicked the Japanese generals and led to their surrender. They were already losing against the US; they had no chance fighting Russia too.

Tokyo had been destroyed by fire bombs, and 100,000 people killed in one night a few months before Hiroshima. So the idea that it was the nuclear bomb that ended the war doesn't quite add up. It doesn't really matter whether your enemy has one big bomb, or lots of little bombs, the result is the same. And actually, one big bomb might be preferable as you only have to shoot down one plane to stop the attack.

from the Horses mouth

Truman's Reflections on the Atomic Bombings | The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Historical Documents | atomicarchive.com

Dropping the bombs ended the war, saved lives, and gave the free nations a chance to face the facts. When it looked as if Japan would quit, Russia hurried into the fray less than a week before the surrender, so as to be in at the settlement.

By bombing 2 cities they had proved they could build 2 big bombs in months. Even if shot down they would still turn a huge area into a wasteland.

MAD has kept peace amongst the major nations for nearly a century. Despite what credit NATO & the EU may claim.

[oscarose]

Dont you just love Google Images

+1

feed jihadists to the pigs. only way. come on our boys, lets get stuck into the filth and blitz 'em.

[CheeseSlice]

bury 'em alive in bacon

Dont you just love Google Images

[TykeMerc]

Bradford
Birmingham
Most of London
Glasgow
Dundee
West Dunbartonshire
North Lanarkshire

That could cause at least £50 worth of improvements, add Leicester to the list too.

[minestrone]

Bradford
Birmingham
Most of London
Glasgow
Dundee
West Dunbartonshire
North Lanarkshire

You live in the country.

Your kids probably have sex.

[Troll]

Once we're done blowing up Iraq and Syria, who else shall we bomb?.

Bradford
Birmingham
Most of London
Glasgow
Dundee
West Dunbartonshire
North Lanarkshire

[oscarose]

That is a disgusting idea you scumbag! Don't ever waste bacon like that!!!!

No waste old boy. Let's fry this 'Islam State' with bacon strips.

[MyUserName]

bury 'em alive in bacon

That is a disgusting idea you scumbag! Don't ever waste bacon like that!!!!

[oscarose]

bury 'em alive in bacon

[TykeMerc]

I have the feeling that the A-bombs were used because America wanted to see the results as well as shortening the war. It was a live test.

I think there's no doubt that was an element of it plus a sizeable lump of look at my big new scary toy waved at the Soviets.

Did the A bombs also serve to cut short a bloody mess - impossible to say for certain, but I think that there's certainly an element of truth to it.

[VectraMan]

It's true about the japanese fighting to the death and were the first to use suicide bombers.

I have the feeling that the A-bombs were used because America wanted to see the results as well as shortening the war. It was a live test.

The thing that's forgotten is that the Red Army had entered the war on Japan, something Stalin had promised once Germany had been dealt with. They managed to advance something like 100 miles in the first day - and that's what panicked the Japanese generals and led to their surrender. They were already losing against the US; they had no chance fighting Russia too.

Tokyo had been destroyed by fire bombs, and 100,000 people killed in one night a few months before Hiroshima. So the idea that it was the nuclear bomb that ended the war doesn't quite add up. It doesn't really matter whether your enemy has one big bomb, or lots of little bombs, the result is the same. And actually, one big bomb might be preferable as you only have to shoot down one plane to stop the attack.

[GlenW]

It's true about the japanese fighting to the death and were the first to use suicide bombers.

I have the feeling that the A-bombs were used because America wanted to see the results as well as shortening the war. It was a live test.

And, the Soviet Union had moved three armies east and were getting ready to invade Japan from the north. The good ole US of A couldn't let those reds get in on the action.