Re:Manhattan Project: Australian physicist alerted Britain t...
by boomboomsubban on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @01:28PM
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The deal was signed knowing there was a possibility of the Germans intercepting the bomb. That risk was known, it does not justify reversing the decision.
>Also, even if a situation ends, we'll always feel that it's decently probable it can happen again throughout our lifetimes
Yes, and imagine how terrifying that scenario becomes if the enemy has nuclear weapons and you don't.
>The fact that Britain was nearly conquered in 1941 would be enough, with that bias considered.
Nearly conquered is a massive overstatement for a start. If you consider that too much of a risk to allow Britain to have nukes, the Business Plot was enough to forbid the US from having nukes.
>Also, even if a situation ends, we'll always feel that it's decently probable it can happen again throughout our lifetimes
Yes, and imagine how terrifying that scenario becomes if the enemy has nuclear weapons and you don't.
>The fact that Britain was nearly conquered in 1941 would be enough, with that bias considered.
Nearly conquered is a massive overstatement for a start. If you consider that too much of a risk to allow Britain to have nukes, the Business Plot was enough to forbid the US from having nukes.