The author points out that the damage was extensive, giving numbers of deaths, rates of cancer among survivors, etc. but the goal of the article wasn't to talk

The author points out that the damage was extensive, giving numbers of deaths, rates of cancer among survivors, etc. but the goal of the article wasn't to talk about how much people suffer from nuclear weapons. The point of the article was to discuss the long term effects of a nuclear weapon, so the author focused on the growth of plant life in the area, and the health effects on children born from survivors. We can discuss nuclear results without having to point out with every breath that we shouldn't blow up cities with nuclear weapons. The individual pain experienced by someone who was in the nuclear bomb has little to do with the possible propagation of side effects through generations.