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by masteryupa_ 3597 days ago
Apologies for the miss-type, the error has been corrected:

"Firstly, it is important to recall that in the entire span since the United States acquired nuclear weapons, outside the two instances in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, it has not seen fit to use them."

2 comments

"Other than the death of her husband, Mrs. Lincoln enjoyed the play."
Yeah because avoiding nuclear holocaust during the Cold War was a walk in the park and definitely not worth highlighting /s
And: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_...

And others have also set off the bomb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests

Granted, weapons testing is a little different than intentional use in war against an enemy.

"a little"
Not as little a difference as you might hope, in the case of atmospheric testing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_testing_at_Bikini_At...