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From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: Re: America-bashing (use of atomic bomb)
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 17:04:28 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 16 17:04:28 1985
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>     I think it might have been worth while to try a demonstration on
> an uninhabited area first. Sure, the chances may have been small of
> getting a surrender on that basis, but the other option would have
> still been open. 

They had never dropped a bomb. They didn't even know if it would work,
and if it did, whether the backup would (the two bombs had completely
different designs). They only had the 2 bombs and weren't prepared to
produce them in quantity quickly. Thus, they weren't even sure if they
had the option of the real thing later.
-- 
	Peter da Silva (the mad Australian werewolf)
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