[bikewench]

Adam...

I'm no expert on the atom bomb.... but I do know that we all breathe the same air... and the effects of a bomb do not stay localized.

It doesn't matter what country does the dirty, we all get to share in it's evil bounty...

I believe that humans will eventually do ourselves in. Yup!

[AdamSelene235]

Adam... I'm no expert on the atom bomb.... but I do know that we all breathe the same air... and the effects of a bomb do not stay localized. It doesn't matter what country does the dirty, we all get to share in it's evil bounty...

No not really. Recent hormesis data suggests even a substantial increase in background radiation say 100X would increase not decrease human lifespans. I know several physicists who use potassium chloride in place of salt for this reason. Me, I just have a nice chunk of uranium oxide under my bed.

Check out the article entitled "A scientist finds independence" in my profile for more details.

[eno_]

You sure are no expert. Nuclear war-fighting was always portayed in the popular media as more globally harmful than it really is.

But I get the feeling you are a peacenik, and even if we could obliterate our enemies with an eco-friendly "rod from God" type of weapon, you'd be worrying about the squirrels that get wiped out.