Unlike J. Thomas, I do believe Hiroshima and Nagasaki did become âdeterrentsâ of sorts for later use of nukes (for nation states at any rate). Nukes were unprecedented, the first weapon that could potentially spell the end our species. In spite of this, there were hawkish generals on both sides in the 50âs and 60âs who were eager to use nukes (attempting to sidestep MAD scenarios with talk of âfirst strikesâ and âacceptable lossesâ). The horrible pictures from 1945 went a long way towards discrediting this kind of talk by showing the true i... (read more)
Unlike J. Thomas, I do believe Hiroshima and Nagasaki did become âdeterrentsâ of sorts for later use of nukes (for nation states at any rate). Nukes were unprecedented, the first weapon that could potentially spell the end our species. In spite of this, there were hawkish generals on both sides in the 50âs and 60âs who were eager to use nukes (attempting to sidestep MAD scenarios with talk of âfirst strikesâ and âacceptable lossesâ). The horrible pictures from 1945 went a long way towards discrediting this kind of talk by showing the true i... (read more)