columbiatribune.com — They were intent on developing a group of troops hardened by repeated exposure to radiation. They thought exposure to radiation was like sunning on the beach: First you burn, then you tan.?Today, you think, ?How would you ever harden troops to that?...But see, they didn?t know that then.?
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blackmesaJun 13, 2009
...then you melt!
jojoebc5Jun 13, 2009
WTF?!
aban07cJun 13, 2009
Yes, I agree with you!
darkw0ndersJun 14, 2009
If only radiation would affect people like it did in the Fallout Universe.
diggydougieJun 14, 2009
OK bleeding hearts. What if your enemy had killed most or all of your family and was engaged in active genocide of your people?. What if your enemy had systematically moved in and displaced you and everyone you knew that had grown up in your tribe/country/land? What if your enemy did not treat you as a slave but actually made your people slaves and treated them badly? I could go on like this but I think you get the point. Sometimes the crimes stir a rage that goes beyond anything else. And the temptation to use the argument that it saved more lives than it took is real.
diggydougieJun 14, 2009
That argument works with stable governments in control. That argument does not work with a desperate individual with nothing more to lose. That argument also does not work when one party sets of a nuke on friendly territory in hopes of justifying further action as the "victim". I am sure that there are some middle eastern governments that would love to set off a nuke in their neighbor's country to blame the Israelites for instance.
redherringhackJun 15, 2009
LEts move them up front so they can get a good dose, er, view.
myonoskenJun 29, 2009
Why? For believing there might be an explanation within an article?
Closed AccountJun 29, 2009
also, a group of guinea pigs aren't going to win many wars no matter how hardened they are to radiation!
mystickatdaddyJul 1, 2009
There's an awesome Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. I went a couple years ago and one of the scientists that worked on testing in the 90's was giving a tour. It's one of the best museums I've ever seen.