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A classic of modern Japanese literature, Black Rain has come to exemplify ‘atomic bomb literature’.

Yes, the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, would kill staggering numbers of people and be an eerily (if all - William D. Hartung for Antiwar.com Original

Even a relatively small slice of the Pentagon and Department of Energy nuclear budgets could create many more jobs if invested in green energy, sustainable infrastructure, education, or public health – anywhere from 9% to 250% more jobs, depending on the amount spent..... Tom Dispatch, JULY 30, 2023 Yes, the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima on August…

Article: Tomgram: William Hartung, Cashing in on a Perpetual Nuclear Arms Race - Unless youve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, youre undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the father of the atomic bomb for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon as part of Americas World War II-era Manhattan Project[...]

Article: Tomgram: William Hartung, Cashing in on a Perpetual Nuclear Arms Race - Unless youve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, youre undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the father of the atomic bomb for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon as part of Americas World War II-era Manhattan Project[...]

Originally posted at TomDispatch. I give myself credit for being significantly ahead of my time. I first came across artificial intelligence (AI) in 1968 - Michael Klare for Antiwar.com Original

Patrick Lawrence is a longtime columnist, essayist, critic, and lecturer. He was a correspondent abroad (writing as Patrick L. Smith) for many years,

Originally posted at TomDispatch. All around us things are falling apart. Collectively, Americans are experiencing national and imperial decline. Can - William J. Astore for Antiwar.com Original

Originally posted at TomDispatch. Allow me to come clean: I worry every time Max Boot vents enthusiastically about a prospective military action. Whenever - Andrew Bacevich for Antiwar.com Original