Carla Hunt wrote: > >Chris Olson wrote: > > >As a member of the one country which has used nuclear > >weapons on another, I don't trust us or anyone who has > >them. > > which country is that? the u.s.? we've used the atomic bomb (see ww2 us/japan > discussion), but i was under the impression that no one has actually used a > nuclear weapon against another country. tested, yes. actively used, no. > please correct me if i'm wrong. I have always been under the impression that there is little difference, if any, between a nuclear weapon and an atomic bomb. I am not a nuclear physicist, so I may be wrong here (might have to call up my Navy friend who worked on Nuclear subs and ask. He'd know). I also feel that "testing" a nuclear weapon on people, whether your own country or another's, counts as using it. (Damn, now I can't remember where the French tested theirs. Anyone?) :) Chris