A concerning amount of stuff from the 50s reads like sociopathic satire.
Hot take on the H-bomb, November 1952: a mere dollar a life! (Adjusted for inflation, that's more like $10 a life.)pic.twitter.com/kzNIAfY9JQ
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If the goal is attempted genocide and war crimes, ok, yes, nuking could be much more "cost-effective" than firebombing a city -- if looking at incremental costs of bombs, sorties only, not the sunk investment in supply-chain. Paying extra for precision might be a good idea tho.
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(But alas that neglects the cleanup costs and lingering medical costs. Rebuilding Dresden, Coventry, Tokyo had fewer "issues" than Nagasaki & Hiroshima - or Chernobyl, Fukushima.)
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Did ... did the atoms write this article?
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Me, a fool: "Actually, the author wrote it." Me, a wise man: "The author is made of atoms too."
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I wonder where that cost per bomb came from and if it still holds true today?
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Music to Eisenhower's ears. Nuke the world, or nothing - that is the optimal set of options...
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$ 10? That's outrageous! Are you trying to kill me here or what???
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