I know this sounds ridiculous; but, someone, who I know to be extremely intelligent, well-educated and well-versed in history, suggested this scenario to me last night.

 

We were discussing the U.S. Civil War and I asked this person if they were something of a Civil War buff, as am I. They replied that they were, but that their expertise lay mostly in the development and deployment of the the atomic bomb.

 

Well, I was a bit startled by this revelation. I consider myself at least proficient in history -- especially U.S. history. It never occurred to me that our nuclear program stretched that far back into the past. It must have been very well concealed, and the bomb's use somehow swept under the carpet of time. There are no records, no photos, no oral history...nothing to even suggest that this horrible weapon had been deployed against our own rebellious southern states.

 

I can only guess that the burning of Richmond must have happened a lot faster than current scholars believe. That seems like the most logical place for a Civil War ground zero. Or perhaps Sherman's march to the sea was facilitated by battlefield nukes. In any case, this discovery is going to reshape everything we thought we knew about our own history. For instance, the whole "Manhattan Project" must have been nothing more than a clever ruse to throw off enemy spies and maybe a way to give our ex-German scientists something productive to do.

 

I'm just wondering how they were able to get all that research done at Los Alamos, while being constantly harassed by Apache war parties -- a.k.a. "The Al-Qaeda of the 19th Century."

 

Can anyone else validate this amazing story?

 

 

 

 

 

 

(You really didn't think I'd just let this slide, did ya?) ;-)

I would love to know more, myself. If anyone knows.

 

If this is true, well then , I think its feasible.

I heard that because the South was not pro-Indian all those years, the North used radioactive cannonballs on them until Jefferson Davis relented. General Lee felt the heavy water experiments were close enough to perfected for the South to continue on and was extremely upset with the decision of Davis.

Sounds like someone just got back from the Creation museum.

Sounds like someone just got back from the Creation museum.

If you only knew the irony in that thought. :lol:

If you only knew the irony in that thought. :lol:

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:popcorn:

Yeah, I thought I was in trouble, until mcpapa called them a Creation Museum fan. The heat is off of me now. :ylsuper:

Everyone knows that this was the reason for the end of the Civil War.

 

Yeah, I thought I was in trouble, until mcpapa called them a Creation Museum fan. The heat is off of me now. :ylsuper:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Everyone knows that this was the reason for the end of the Civil War.

 

You did a good job coloring within the lines! :thumb:

You did a good job coloring within the lines! :thumb:

 

 

Thanks. I almost ran out of Leviathan Green.

You know, my best guess it that this was a slip of the tongue of someone that had been a wee bit stressed lately...perhaps someone that was a wee bit tired...perhaps someone who was grading NUCLEAR SCIENCE writing pieces and was actually THINKING about WWII...and misheard. If some can misspeak, can't...others... mishear? :sssh:

 

For the record, RTS, I do indeed feel that said person, who shall remain nameless, likely IS pro-indian...and even pro-native american!

Thanks. I almost ran out of Leviathan Green.

 

Omnipotent yellow has always been a fav of mine. :thumb:

If some can misspeak, can't...others... mishear? :sssh:

How do you mishear an instant message? :banana:

 

 

 

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