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August 7, 2007

August 6th, 1945 ‘I am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds’

by Rusty

The United States becomes the first (and remains the only) country ever to use an atomic weapon in warfare, obliterating the Japanese city of Hiroshima and instantly killing 70,000 people.

-Wired (link to article)

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We must not forget 

Filed under thoughts and diversion at 6:19 am

4 Responses to “August 6th, 1945 ‘I am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds’”

  1. Peter Ben John wrote:

    This is way over the stone ages,though it’s worth remembering.

    Monday, 08.20.2007 at 3:03 am
  2. Rusty wrote:

    Yes brother. We must not live in the past, but we must not forget the past.

    Monday, 08.20.2007 at 5:41 am
  3. harish wrote:

    ‘I am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds’
    This quote is from the Bhagawad Gita.

    Saturday, 08.25.2007 at 3:16 am
  4. Rusty wrote:

    Harish-

    Thank you for the comment. I did not cite the source and should have.

    Rusty

    Monday, 08.27.2007 at 7:30 am

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