I've taken an interest in the history of the Atomic Bomb and the U.S. It's an interesting story and yet a very devastating one. --what an atrocity. The whole concept of it is disgusting.
Perhaps a teenage mind would support the use of the bomb, but the power of this weapon is too great. It has too many consequences.
Fear is the real weapon of the bomb. The fear that at any moment your life will be forfeit by some other man who had more opportunities than you in life that placed them in a powerful seat.
It is no wonder to me that modern warfare shifted from large scale assault with massive weapons to many small surprise strikes by individuals; Terrorism.
Terrorism is the response of the fear established by the bomb.
A single bomb can destroy some but not all of an international terroristic group, and if such extreme strike were used, it would have to be used on its own people. Furthermore, using harsh, brute force against a seemingly tiny speck of a fly would only enrage the fly and its friends and family to come back with even greater numbers.
Many things stopped the US from ever using the Bomb. What if those same things could stop the use of Terrorism?
Terrorism and guerrilla warfare will always exist, just like the Atom bomb will always exist. But perhaps there is a way to convince mankind to cease the use of Fear. If only we could think of some way to halt the use of fear.
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