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**ivandiadser** · 06-28-2006, 12:39 PM

Labs compete to make new nuclear bomb

Scientists at both facilities are working around the clock on plans that will be presented to the Nuclear Weapons Council, a federal panel that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons. The council will choose a winner later this year.

"I have had people working nights and weekends," said Joseph Martz, the head of the Los Alamos design team. "I have to tell them to go home. I can't keep them out of the office."
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When I read that I found it deeply depressing and a terrible indictment on the young people of today. Previous generations would have been vociferously protesting new nuclear weapons not competing with such enthusiasm to build better ones like this. It’s such a contrast to previous generations of the ’60 & ‘70’s; I was reminded of this last night watching a BBC documentary on the GI revolt against continuing fighting in the Viet Nam war:-

Sir, No Sir! The GI Revolt

Tue 27 Jun, 11:20 pm - 12:10 am 50mins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/storyville

BBC FOUR on BBC TWO

This is the story of how active-duty American GIs, in their thousands, created a massive, unprecedented movement against the war in Vietnam.

Through demonstrations, underground newspapers, combat refusals and more, these GIs altered the course of the war and rocked the foundations of the American military. By 1971, resistance had grown to a level of mass defiance that rendered the majority of ground troops unreliable in the eyes of the government. A Pentagon study that year determined more than half of all troops in the military opposed the war.

Yet today, the memory of the GI Movement has been buried. Along with gripping, exclusive interviews with key participants in the movement, the film unearths a wealth of visual material including never-before-seen film footage and personal archives, to tell the startling story of a movement that couldn't be suppressed. Some strong language and upsetting scenes. [S]

06-28-2006, 12:39 PM	#10
ivandiadser Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Labs compete to make new nuclear bomb Scientists at both facilities are working around the clock on plans that will be presented to the Nuclear Weapons Council, a federal panel that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons. The council will choose a winner later this year. "I have had people working nights and weekends," said Joseph Martz, the head of the Los Alamos design team. "I have to tell them to go home. I can't keep them out of the office." [/I] When I read that I found it deeply depressing and a terrible indictment on the young people of today. Previous generations would have been vociferously protesting new nuclear weapons not competing with such enthusiasm to build better ones like this. It’s such a contrast to previous generations of the ’60 & ‘70’s; I was reminded of this last night watching a BBC documentary on the GI revolt against continuing fighting in the Viet Nam war:- Sir, No Sir! The GI Revolt Tue 27 Jun, 11:20 pm - 12:10 am 50mins http://www.bbc.co.uk/storyville BBC FOUR on BBC TWO This is the story of how active-duty American GIs, in their thousands, created a massive, unprecedented movement against the war in Vietnam. Through demonstrations, underground newspapers, combat refusals and more, these GIs altered the course of the war and rocked the foundations of the American military. By 1971, resistance had grown to a level of mass defiance that rendered the majority of ground troops unreliable in the eyes of the government. A Pentagon study that year determined more than half of all troops in the military opposed the war. Yet today, the memory of the GI Movement has been buried. Along with gripping, exclusive interviews with key participants in the movement, the film unearths a wealth of visual material including never-before-seen film footage and personal archives, to tell the startling story of a movement that couldn't be suppressed. Some strong language and upsetting scenes. [S]
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