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"Their goal was to 'measure as precisely as possible the exact effects of the two bombs' in other words, to put calipers on the problem so that people back home

"Their goal was to 'measure as precisely as possible the exact effects of the two bombs' in other words, to put calipers on the problem so that people back home would have a factual frame of reference within which to draw conclusions about the bomb’s capacities as well as its limitations What was that for? To make a better bomb? Why don't we stop fighting and do something better? Heck, I'm gonna stop fighting with my neighbor about the cigar bits he throws out of his window. I could write 2 more lines of code by that time. I remember a quote from the movie 'Troy' - Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight? What if we send our leaders on a 1-on-1 battle instead of a million men. We could save a lotta blood.

kirubakaran 18y ago
If we can go from million-on-million to one-on-one, we can make it zero-on-zero. (i.e. peace)
unalone 18y ago
What if we send our leaders on a 1-on-1 battle instead of a million men. We could save a lotta blood. The problem is that war evolves. It used to be small-scale and formal. Then the U.S. devised guerilla warfare in the Revolutionary War and suddenly that was impossible. If there was a way of enforcing the deal after the duel, this would work. But there's no way to prevent people from reneging. Also, what would that change? Suddenly, the best leader isn't the brightest or the wisest but the one who's best with a gun.
- sdp 18y ago
  [citation needed] on guerilla warfare in the Revolutionary War