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I would definitely have participated in the Manhattan Project if asked - it was necessary to stop the Nazis. On the other hand, I would definitely not work on S

• baddox 15y ago
  People have different ideas about what is necessary. Calling the Manhattan Project "necessary" without thinking much about it is reckless. I've heard accounts from many of the scientists and workers, and many were quite horrified about the results (incidentally, against the Japanese, not Nazis). Presumably many do conclude that developing a nuclear weapon was "necessary," but not without considerably ethical debate.
  • jlind 15y ago
    It would be again much different if the Manhattan Project was something to be used against your fellow countrymen.
    • WorldGroove 15y ago
      Are you implying that the life of your countrymen is more important that the life of someone not of your country? If so, I'd say those are questionable ethics.
• pnathan 15y ago
  A number of other weapons of great destruction have been created outside of the Manhattan Project.