An Opinion For Debate ~ [The following opinion has been sent by Prof. Binayak Dutta-Roy, an eminent Physicist and a legendary teacher. The readers are requested to send their views regarding this issue of cardinal importance]
The first detonation of a nuclear weapon took place in a test site in New Mexico, USA, on July 16, 1945. On August 6,1945 the USA dropped `Little Boy' on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and three days later the USA again dropped `Fat Man' on Nagasaki. At least 100,000 civilians were killed outright by these two events. Immediately after the USA nuclear attack on Nagasaki, Bertrand Russel published the first known recorded comment against nuclear weapons ........ read more |
