Hiroshima (2 Viewers)

[OzDigger]

The article confirms my assertion that death and injury from ionizing radiation was minimal compared to other causes from both bombs.

It is indisputable that exposure to radiation at H & N led to cancer (by causing mutation in DNA of living cells). The most deadly effect that victims of H & N suffered was leukemia, which appeared between two and six years after the attacks. Other cancers showed up more than 10 years after the attacks. In addition, children of women who were pregnant at the time of the attacks had issues such as slightly larger heads, mental problems and other problems. Fortunately, children conceived after the bombings did not, as a rule, suffer from these problems. So, there is a significant difference between the types of weapons.

See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3907953/, for example.

 

[jazzeum]

The article was only one example in the literature but, hey, that’s cool man; we can disagree. Great to have these discussions. Later.

 

[OzDigger]

As with most history, it's now too late to be sure of what happened in the past.

Here's another video from Mark Felton. It's rather long but worth watching, it could have been worse for the Japanese.

 

[OzDigger]

This is conventional wisdom that we, as a people, have accepted hook, line and sinker for many years but is not simply the case or, at least, not the entire story. As the following article shows, the Soviet Union’s entry into the war was a significant reason for the Japanese to end WW II.

Five Myths About the Atomic Bomb

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...dbc15c-3620-11e5-b673-1df005a0fb28_story.html

This is probably my last post about the debate since it’s one that’s been going on for many years (and will probably continue indefinitely) and it seems fruitless to continue the debate here.

As I learn about new books (at least new to me), I will continue to post them.

I’m halfway through the Blume book and it’s a worthwhile read.

I see some merit in Myths 1 and 5, the remaining Three really don't stand up to much scrutiny.