Should we bring back atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons?
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I don't think people would care about a bit of destruction. In fact I think people crave it as long as its at a good safe distance like on the telly.
Maybe every one in the world should be made to witness and feel the heat an atomic bomb in real life to make it feel more real.
I think a more realistic solution would be something like in the star trek episode "A taste of Armageddon". Instead of fighting a real war they fight a virtual one. A computer randomly selects the people to die every day as part of the death toll of the "war".
Maybe every one in the world should be made to witness and feel the heat an atomic bomb in real life to make it feel more real.
I think a more realistic solution would be something like in the star trek episode "A taste of Armageddon". Instead of fighting a real war they fight a virtual one. A computer randomly selects the people to die every day as part of the death toll of the "war".
Before sacrificing an island, you could always see if there’s somewhere that needs a harbour or the like.
This has been considered before, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Chariot
This has been considered before, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Chariot
So it would be a ritual to scare people, rather than for scientific merit?
Not sure that's a good enough reason...
Not sure that's a good enough reason...
should we just wipe an island off the map?
For environmental reasons: No.
I don't think this is a good idea. Most people would watch it over video, and we can already do that.
I keep hearing people worrying about another "great war" but it will not be a war remembered. There would be death on a scale that remakes evolutionary history. So, maybe we should make it more visceral for people. Worth it? 10 islands per century?