And environmental and Health Considerations were always secondary. Primary was, you know, the russians are coming. Im sorry. Weve got to build more bombs. We built bombs like crazy. I think about schi66,000 of the over the course of 1945 to 1992. Constantly recycling. They were the things to have for the military. The military wanted them in every variety. We had two competing laboratories who supplied whatever they wanted. Sometimes gave them things they didnt even know about. So this was the dynamic of part of the arms race. The russians were coming. Competing Service Rivalry between the army, airforce, navy wanting them up. Laboratories. Good jobs in all of these places so it was in congresses interest to have good budgets to support it. This was the engine of the arms race. You know, were going to live with the legacy of what happened for decades to come. Weve already spent countless billions of dollars cleaning up the mess that was made at rocky flats at hanford, oak ridge, smalle
Decision to use the atomic bomb. In 1999, a poll of journalists ranks the bombing is the top new story of the entire 20th century. Beating out the landing on the moon, the attack on pearl harbor, and other prominent stories and events that occurred in the last century. The importance of a story of the atomic bombings of japan, has come over the last five decades or so, a enormous and highly acrimonious controversy, both among scholars and among the general public. It is safe to say that the issue of the atomic bombing is arguably and it is a strong argument the issue of the atomic bombings of japan is the most contentious debate in all of American History. I dont think we are going to settle it today. But i hope we will advance our knowledge of the subject and shed some light on some important issues and perhaps lower the volume of ill will at all to often has been a prominent part of this controversy. Trumanssy over decision to use the atomic bomb arises from two fiercely competing in
One way to look at it, apollo 13 with the event that it had. I believe that was around 84 hours. We had to keep the crew alive for 84 hours. So we had life support systems, if youre going to go to mars that have to work for months, possibly over a year, depending on how long it takes you to get there and how long you stay. We have to take the steps to get that in place. Its going to take some time to get a reliable system in place. We can land a metric ton on the surface of mars, thats all we know how to do. Thats about the size of a mini cooper car. If were going to explore mars, it needs to be something bigger than that. There are challenges that we have, we know what the challenges are, but it will take some time to get those technologies ready. Have you counted up how many breakthroughs you think you need to get there . We ought to talk about it a little bit. Im not sure theyre breakthroughs in a sense. If we can build on what we know now today, and just expangd it. For example lif
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Universal vehicle to be used across the entire network. Thank you. The vehicles will have low floor boarding and vehicle boarding. Questions colleagues . So i see no questions so colleagues or mr. , sir can we have a vote on item 6 supervisor breed supervisor campos absent supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor yee supervisor campos item passes. Thank you i did want to say when the Transportation Authority organized a meeting to look at the transportation in mexico i know theres expertise between the to on implementing it right and amy from the transportation was in town a former person from new york brt were seeking as much advise on boarding the vehicles so that the van ness and hopefully part of the rapt transit is done right thank you to the to poohpooh please call the next item. Item 7 allocation of 2 million plus in prop k funds with conditions in prescription in prop k fund with conditions for 8 requests subject to the Cash Distribution schedule this is an action item. We have