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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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