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Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, uranium cubes reveal

137 points · 121 comments · xqcgrek2

ck2 · 1790961769 · focus · HN ↗
but imagine if they did, wow, history would absolutely be completely different and they'd still be in power
speaking of which, pretty sure he's turning Iran to sand after the elections, he'll have nothing left to lose and US is only country to ever use nuclear weapons on a million innocent civilians, twice, so why stop now?
we're out of other weapons except these which seems wildly illegal to use especially on civilians
* <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-lamerd-us-prsm-lockheed-martin-b4a37c59bcf5d1a11eb87aa79f153648" rel="nofollow">https://apnews.com/article/iran-lamerd-us-prsm-lockheed-mart...
Imagine if Putin was using those on Ukraine civilians but US uses them no problem?
1. antonvs · 1790964503 · focus · HN ↗
  > wildly illegal to use
  There's no law with any teeth at that level. Who's going to enforce it?
  Of course the ICC might issue arrest warrants for US leaders, just as they have for Netanyahu, but the practical implication of that is mostly that ICC members will be subject to attacks of all kinds.
  > Imagine if Putin was using those on Ukraine civilians but US uses them no problem?
  Since neither of those things are true, what do you think this unlikely thought experiment might tell us?
  1. cyberpunk · 1790971647 · focus · HN ↗
    The US dropping the second bomb is one of the worst crimes in human history. As far as I know, there were no consequences for this.
    So yes, the US used them, no problem.
    s1artibartfast · 1790972259 · focus · HN ↗
    What law did it break? Crime has a specific meaning different than "bad thing"
    antonvs · 1790977682 · focus · HN ↗
    I guess we're doing vibe-English now.

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