Nuclear weapons of the United States. Hungarian poster, c1965.
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Tue Jan 8, 2013 6:00 PM EST
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to me it seems we have Nuclear Weapons, but yet we tell other countries they cant? it makes us seem like Hypocrites
We are also the only country to use one on another country.
Kevin and Larry,
The weapons shown are delivery systems for thermonuclear weapons -- that is, fusion bombs. The weapons used at the end of World War II were fission bombs (aka 'nuclear bombs').
The warheads typically on the weapons shown were between 20 to 100+ times as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb. The difference in yield is the difference between flattening a city center and vaporizing a city and much of the ground underneath the city.
(You can watch the Castle Bravo test on YouTube and witness the vaporization of a Pacific island.)
Thermonuclear weapons have never been used. The Polaris missile system (included in the picture) was the key to Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) and likely prevented direct conflict between major powers since the time of this poster.
Ironic isn't it, that our country is all up in arms about these handheld firearms these days ? I am Not stateing that I do not disagree totally but come-on ! I personally do not know of Anyone that has taken one of these assault rifles anywhere near a school or theater, how about You ? In fact, you might just be very surprised as to how close to your home or school or theater some of these nuclear devices really are !
That's not the point. Most people I know would not get drunk and drive so does that mean we should have DUI patrols? I know what you're trying to say but that's not a real point. Just saying.....
Furthermore I would say if we can't have a control on domestically owned weapons then how do we expect to have a reasonable debate on nukes? If we can't do anything about that then how can we do anything about these WMD's.
You technically distance really doesn't matter those bombs affect a large area not just around the target but also surrounding areas for many, many miles. Weather conditions like wind can cause further damage. If a nuke went off near your home pray you die in the initial explosion, you would be very lucky. Trust me if you don't die instantly in the blast wave you'll wish you had, radition poisoning is a slow, distgusting, and herendously pain process. You will pray for death.
"If you see one of these, do not attempt to approach it. ..."
"I brake for nuclear torpedoes"
Denver Mousetrap 1984
It sure is awfully Funny how people make a joke about nuclear weapons and turn and raise holy-hell about firearms, isn't it, is there something that I am missing here ? Or, is it something that everyone else is missing ?
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Energy disputes will most likely cause the next world war as standard of living increases in Asia place greater demand on limite resources.
China is pursuing a type of nuclear reactor that holds the promise of cheap endless power.
This reactor consumes nuclear waste and material from atomic bombs. The resulting nuclear waste is cooler and is less biologically active than waste from conventional nuclear power plants (safer).
Thorium and plutonium are mixed with salt and liquified. Radioactive decay produces heat and the hot salt slurry is circulated to produce electrical power from steam. It is light enough and small enough to be portable.
By contrast, conventional fuel rods from boiling water reactors, like Fukishima, remain hot enough to require liquid cooling for years because of radioactive cesium decay. Radioactive iodine gas is the primary risk, and radioactive cesium from Fukishima has been found in kelp off the California coast.
Thorium is not without risks.
This kind of nuclear plant had a melted-down and disbursed high level radioactive contamination about 30 miles west of Hollywood in 1959.
Thorium reactors are light and this prototype was part of a program intended to produce aircraft capable of weeks of sustained flight without refueling.
The program was partially shut down by Eisenhower after the accident, which was upwind from Richard Nixon's home. Nixon cancelled the program shortly after he became president.
This could reduce global warming if the challenges can be solved.
One challenge is that between the energy needed to make the plutonium and thorium fuel and the energy needed to store the resulting waste (including the reactor), the reactor is a net consumer of energy.
The half-life of plutonium is 25,000 years. Even if the waste were 'safe' after 10 half-lives (a very optimistic assumption), the 250,000 years one would need to store the waste is more than three times longer than modern humans have existed.
Another way to look at it is to realize the oldest storage facilities in the world are the Great Pyramids of Giza. They are about 2% of 250,000 years old, were looted shortly after they were built, and were then stripped of materials by the locals for buildings in Cairo.
It's gonna be Water...clean fresh potable water...people will kill for water quicker than for oil...
Large quantities of fresh water can be produced by heating sea water in a partial vacuum (a task well suited to something like this).
Thorium is cheap to mine and produce. It is 100 times more plentiful than uranium.
Plutonium is readily obtainable from atomic weapons (no need to make more).
Thorium is currently used to alloy aluminum for aircraft parts, welding rods, and anti-reflective coatings on lenses. Much more of this is produced than uranium.
Where did you find that Will? Or rather, since it's linked, what prompted you to be searching in a way that came to your attention?
I also wonder how much of that poster is anti-US propaganda, given that Hungary was under Soviet control in '65. For example, I don't think our nuclear weapons were painted in primary colors.
I don't recall where it came from. In these days of twitter and tabbed browsing and RSS readers, I often end up with a glut of open tabs and insufficient breadcrumbs on the ground to find my way back to where I got it from.
Yes, even though there isn't much written text, the inclusion of little people makes me think it's presented in a way that makes the United States seem especially threatening.
I love that there's a red one on there named "Snark."
I love that there's a giant red one on there named "Snark."
Zen and the art of political haiku
Nuclear warfare
Is the spear that pierced the heart
Of all humankind.
Gunz bang bang a few people die. A few nukes BOOM BOOM millions die. Are we the Earths keeper?
Dang, we had some cool looking weapons back in the day! Well, these things are childs play compared to the ultimate doomsday weapon, Project Pluto. It was to be a large supersonic cruise missile powered by a nuclear rocket. It carried up to 18 nuclear warheads in launch tubes, like a nuclear sub. As it approached a target at low altitude, it would pop up one of its nukes, then continue on its merry way as the targeted city was obliterated by the nuke. All while this was going on, it was flying at very low altitude, so that the blast from its supersonic passage would flatten anything in its flight path, as well as spewing lethal doses of radiation. It could fly like that for days. There were actually engine tests for this beast. Fortunately, a few saner heads prevailed, and the project was scrapped.
Great pic, Interesting Timing:
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2 Quakes and Blowout Plume Fukushima Daiichi 1/6/2013 1/7/2013 Local
Now, you say, I didn't hear anything about it on the News.
That is correct.
We don't know why. We followed the story all day.
TEPCO, we thought was Mum all through the crisis.
TEPCO didn't release the Press Release Translated.
Sure, honest mistake, right? Well, the same day on the Company Release page:
The Establishment of the Fukushima Revitalization Headquarters
We deeply apologize to the people of Fukushima and broader society for the tremendous inconvenience and anxiety caused by the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
In order to ensure the thorough implementation of our responsibilities towards the revitalization of Fukushima, we have established the "Fukushima Revitalization Headquarters".
The "Fukushima Revitalization Headquarters" will serve as the centralized base for prompt and integrated decision making for our compensation, decontamination, and restoration efforts and allow us to promptly respond to the needs of the people of Fukushima. - TEPCO
This statement was up in all languages all day.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031402-e.html
This statement was not.
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