<snip> > Ah, now we're getting close. Why does it "ring true" to you? Because > you experienced it yourself, or because that's what you've been taught
> is what happened? Inferred 'experience' if that is possible; I'm a Viet Nam war vet and I had several commanders who were WWII vets. I was in the 4424th TBS (Tactical Bomb Squadron), the first squadron to use 'smart' weapon technology in 1970 - 1971. My point is several of my senior officers related many interesting stories about the Pacific Theater action and all felt the bombing (nuclear) was necessary. Later when I moved out of the flying end of the business to the strategic missile end of the business, Hiroshima/Nagasaki was an endless debate among combat crew members. Why? Because what we were wielding then made the Hiroshima/Nagasaki weapons seem like 'firecrackers' and knowing the 'assured destruction' intent didn't make you feel any better. The consent phase to go nuclear under SIOP is more complicated than it is made out to be in the movies. It is more than just two guys turning a switch simultaneously in a capsule. v/r //SIGNED// Stephen S. Wolfe, YA2, DAF 6th MDG Data Services Manager 6th MDG Information System Security Officer Comm (813) 827-9994 DSN 651-9994 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
