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might i correct date re Hiroshima' -'At exactly fifteen minites past eight in the mormomg, on August 6th, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima' (from Hiroshosima in America - robert j lifton and greg mitchell - avon history -isbn - 0 380 72764 - 1 (pages 253- 255 and 233.) best, felicity. ---------- >From: Chris.Williams@open.ac.uk >To: soc-casi-discuss@lists.cam.ac.uk >Subject: RE: Article: Sanctions of Mass Destruction >Date: Tue, May 15, 2001, 5:16 pm > > >2. Documents of figures that the west (US and UK) have these > weopons, e.g. >> how many nuclear war heads etc. >> > UK developed Antrax biological weapons in 1940s. UK used lethal > chemical weapons in WW1 and 'sub-lethal' (ie occasionally lethal) chemical > weapons thereafter. The best bet for finding out this sort of info is the > Federation of American Scientists website (www.fas.org) > >> 3. Documents of History that the west has used these...e.g. hiroshima >> > Hiroshima August 4th 1945, Nagasaki August 9th 1945. > >> 4. Also when was it that BRITAIN gassed the Kurds and what happended, >> fatalities, media reaction. >> > I'm not sure that this ever happened. I've never seen any conclusive > proof that it did: it seems to be a rumour started from the fact that the UK > *considered* using lethal gas in Kurdistan. Churchill was in favour. Bomber > Harris, incidentally, wasn't. But I have no evidence, nor have I ever seen > any, that it was ever used. And I've looked. If anyone can point me to any, > I'll check it out with an open mind. > > Between WW1 and WW2, the RAF did engage in indiscriminate > 'punishment' bombing of villages in Kurdistan, Somalia and Afghanistan. This > included the deliberate use of delayed action bombs designed to cause > civilian casualties. Source: 'Air Power and Colonial control' by David > Omissi. > > Chris Williams > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq > For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk > Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: > http://www.casi.org.uk > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk