Report Card for Donald Trump

[David Horn]

(01-26-2017, 11:01 AM)SomeGuy Wrote:

(01-26-2017, 10:10 AM)David Horn Wrote: Albert Einstein was asked about this.  He responded, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

Is that all you got, bumper sticker slogans?  Would it really be a "world war" with sticks and stones?  I like the original quote better:

I dunno, I guess Einstein has a little more cachet than random Army officer back in the 40s.  [/font][/color]

I actually remember seeing Einstein being interviewed in the '50s, and the subject was discussed. (probably on Omnibus). I can't validate the quote. I was about 10 at the time. I remember the discussion, because it was scary.

David Horn Wrote:

SomeGuy Wrote:You selectively discount the nuclear effects.  Many persist for decades, and are highly dangerous in minute quantities.  I remember the [color=#a20000][size=small]Strontium 90 concern in the '50s, and that was due solely to testing.

I fully acknowledge that it would be horrible beyond imagining to have a nuclear war, it just wouldn't be "The End of Everything!".  What point are you trying to make, other than that you remember the 50s?

Strontium 90 is a nucleotide that displaces calcium in bones, leading to cancer if the concentration is high enough. It doesn't take much, and nukes generate a lot of the stuff.