Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola Gay” was being loaded

Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by jnsaff2 on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @10:03AM (#8388169)

You should read Command and Control which is about the history of nuclear accidents and management in the US. Carelessness didn't go away for a long time, especially in the upper management.

Very well written and interesting book.

http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Eric-Schlosser-ebook/d...

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by Malic on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @10:17AM (#8388250)

To anyone that wants to read this book (and you should), be prepared to frequently hold one hand under your jaw - to prevent it from hitting the floor when it falls.

And if cold-war nuclear lore is your thing, check out the photo gallery at http://atomic-annhilation.blogspot.com

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @10:35AM (#8388356)

Weird, says not currently available for purchase - I don't even have the option to add it to the wish list.

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by mrbill on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @11:08AM (#8388573)

Click one of the formats (Kindle, hardcover, etc) and you should be able to purchase then.

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @11:09AM (#8388588)

Ah, thank you!

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by dirktheman on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @10:11AM (#8388225)

Thanks! I loved Fast Food Nation, and wasn't aware he wrote a new book. This is right up my alley!

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by tedjdziuba on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @11:13AM (#8388614)

Also worthwhile is "Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons" http://www.amazon.com/Five-Myths-About-Nuclear-Weapons/dp/05...

A very well-researched book that challenges, adequately in my opinion, some of the fundamental assumptions about nuclear weapons. First and foremost, that "the atomic bombs ended the war with Japan".

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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @06:09PM (#8391638)

It helps to understand that the bombs weren't aimed at Japan, in an abstract sense. They were aimed at Russia.

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