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This is one study. There have been endless studies showing the negative effects of people near the Trinity test site. In fact, the government still pays out mon
by cududa 3y ago
This is one study. There have been endless studies showing the negative effects of people near the Trinity test site. In fact, the government still pays out money to victims. This is a nonsense study that was never reproduced. Moreover, Japan provided extraordinary health care to victims that survived the bombings.
I'm as pro-nuclear energy as you can get, but trying to hand wave away the dangers of radiation exposure is actively detrimental to the cause.
https://www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca https://www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca
- pazimzadeh 3y agoThose things are not in disagreement with each other. It could just be that the bomb was a selection event which selected people who have the best ability to repair DNA, which protects from cancer-causing mutations in general. Plus, the specific amount of radiation that is protective vs. cancer would probably only exist at a specific distance from the detonation site. So, even if the study is 100% accurate and reproducible, in no way is it an argument for dropping more bombs. You can't throw away data because you think someone could theoretically use it to support a bad idea.