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The Oppenheimer imperative: normalising atomic terror : Comments
By Binoy Kampmark, published 25/8/2023The atomic bomb created the conditions of contingent catastrophe, forever placing the world on the precipice of existential doom. But in doing so, it created a philosophy of acceptable cruelty, worthy extinction, legitimate extermination.
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No doubt I am influenced by personally witnessing how we celebrated the end of a horrible conflict. But I don't need to cite that evidence. The 78 years since are evidence enough. Of course the very existence of nuclear weapons represents a large risk. But there's no need to stoke fears with irreleant hyperbole.