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Azred · 03-12-2002, 10:10 AM

As far as the movies are concerned, my only complaint about "Fat Man and Little Boy" is that no one died during Project: Manhattan. No one.

As stated earlier, there is no moral difference between nuclear or conventional weaponry. A bomb is a bomb. However, the really big nuclear weapons should be only a low concern. The more worrisome threat will come from groups or nations who decide to use "backpack" or "suitcase" nuclear weapons: put it in the trunk, drive into the city, set it for 24 hours, then drive away. Poof. I hope it doesn't happen, but it is only a matter of time before it does.

Questions of morality and weaponry are usually misconstrued. The morality is not "which weapon is worse" but "why is that person wanting to use a weapon as an agressor". Defending yourself is your basic human right if someone is attacking you; however, if someone attacks you with fists and you kill them with a gun that is going too far.

03-12-2002, 10:10 AM	#17
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	As far as the movies are concerned, my only complaint about "Fat Man and Little Boy" is that no one died during Project: Manhattan. No one. As stated earlier, there is no moral difference between nuclear or conventional weaponry. A bomb is a bomb. However, the really big nuclear weapons should be only a low concern. The more worrisome threat will come from groups or nations who decide to use "backpack" or "suitcase" nuclear weapons: put it in the trunk, drive into the city, set it for 24 hours, then drive away. Poof. I hope it doesn't happen, but it is only a matter of time before it does. Questions of morality and weaponry are usually misconstrued. The morality is not "which weapon is worse" but "why is that person wanting to use a weapon as an agressor". Defending yourself is your basic human right if someone is attacking you; however, if someone attacks you with fists and you kill them with a gun that is going too far. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.