Manhattan Project Poll

pauldun170 · 08-02-2010, 11:02 PM

http://iedllc.com/AskPeople_2_2_2/survey.php?sid=C859D7

azoomm · 08-02-2010, 11:13 PM

[waits patiently for someone to ask what the Manhattan Project is]

And, wow. How different would this world be?

askmrjesus · 08-03-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

And, wow. How different would this world be?

Well for one thing, "Nuke the Whales" t-shirts wouldn't make any sense.

Japanese people would also be significantly taller.

JC

Dave · 08-03-2010, 12:30 AM

Where's unrestricted distribution and usage at?

Adeptus_Minor · 08-03-2010, 12:52 AM

Wow... 26% of scientists in 1945 agreed with me.

goof2 · 08-03-2010, 12:56 AM

I'm surprised 100 of the 250 polled didn't answer. I'm curious about what the results would have been had they all answered. I would be tempted to choose option 2 but really can't. We are reported to have had a total of 3 weapons at that point. We used one for the private Trinity test. We had to know the thing would work first. With 2 remaining weapons in my view the prudent thing was to use the first for maximum effect and keep the last in reserve (which as history shows we needed). Of course I tried to avoid using it in my analysis, but I'm still working with the benefit of hindsight.

I'm not surprised about the result in July 1945 though. Some atomic scientists (around 70 I believe) at about the same time sent a letter/petition to Truman which boiled down to a plea to exhaust some other options before using the bomb.

Amber Lamps · 08-03-2010, 02:19 AM

Interesting that they asked a bunch of scientists... now what do you think the results would have been if they had asked the thousands of families that had lost their children, fathers, brothers in the war? What about polling the people who lost loved ones at Pearl Harbor? You know, people who actually have something/someone to lose. Most would have answered that we should have dropped the bomb sooner. Many in fact, would question why we didn't drop it on Berlin... Sometimes I seriously believe that it's only luck and money that has allowed us to win the wars that we have.

Riceaholic · 08-03-2010, 02:44 AM

Give a military demonstration in Japan to be followed by renewed opportunity for surrender before full use of the weapon is employed.

I'm assuming this would have been a "controlled" detonation off the mainland?

Amber Lamps · 08-03-2010, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Riceaholic

Give a military demonstration in Japan to be followed by renewed opportunity for surrender before full use of the weapon is employed.

I'm assuming this would have been a "controlled" detonation off the mainland?

I could have swore that they did that...

Riceaholic · 08-03-2010, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

I could have swore that they did that...

I don't know everything (or anything) that's why I'm asking.

08-02-2010, 11:13 PM	#2
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08-03-2010, 12:52 AM	#5
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08-03-2010, 12:30 AM	#4
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08-03-2010, 12:56 AM	#6
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	I'm surprised 100 of the 250 polled didn't answer. I'm curious about what the results would have been had they all answered. I would be tempted to choose option 2 but really can't. We are reported to have had a total of 3 weapons at that point. We used one for the private Trinity test. We had to know the thing would work first. With 2 remaining weapons in my view the prudent thing was to use the first for maximum effect and keep the last in reserve (which as history shows we needed). Of course I tried to avoid using it in my analysis, but I'm still working with the benefit of hindsight. I'm not surprised about the result in July 1945 though. Some atomic scientists (around 70 I believe) at about the same time sent a letter/petition to Truman which boiled down to a plea to exhaust some other options before using the bomb.

08-03-2010, 02:19 AM	#7
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	Interesting that they asked a bunch of scientists... now what do you think the results would have been if they had asked the thousands of families that had lost their children, fathers, brothers in the war? What about polling the people who lost loved ones at Pearl Harbor? You know, people who actually have something/someone to lose. Most would have answered that we should have dropped the bomb sooner. Many in fact, would question why we didn't drop it on Berlin... Sometimes I seriously believe that it's only luck and money that has allowed us to win the wars that we have.

08-03-2010, 02:44 AM	#8
Riceaholic High Life Drinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Moto: 01 GSXR 1000 - Yamaha Zuma 125 Posts: 961	Give a military demonstration in Japan to be followed by renewed opportunity for surrender before full use of the weapon is employed. I'm assuming this would have been a "controlled" detonation off the mainland?