Editorial 14 - Summer 1945 - Nuclear Technology? No Thanks!

My Dear World, 

We have encountered a fork in the road and we are not in Kansas anymore. Nuclear physicists have been consulting with various heads of state around the globe regarding the development of new forms of weaponry that use nuclear energy to create explosions. These explosions are far beyond the comprehension or understanding of anything we have witnessed before. Based upon what we have been able to gather about testing of these weapons, they can threaten the life of entire metropolitan areas or naval bases. Essentially, had the Japanese used this form of technology on Pearl Harbor, it would have taken one plane - one bomb to obliterate the naval base as well as much of Honolulu.

The concern that every global citizen must wrap their head around is this - If this technology becomes the new "norm" for what we use on our enemies during conflict, we are breaching a threshold that is terrifying. Not only will we face the reality of more military casualties that far surpass what we have seen in this horrific war, but we will see the number of civilian deaths surpass anything imaginable.

The questions that we pose to our readers are this:

Should countries continue developing this technology to a usable form?

Once usable and functional - should countries be able to use these weapons in war?

We beg you to consider the consequences of a single weapon being used in action.