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SirMike
reply to post by solongandgoodnight
Its amazing how many diseases you can contract when there is a lifetime disability check involved.
ElohimJD
reply to post by pauljs75
The distance had to be reduced due to the weight of the water drops. The helicopters were unable to remain in flight for more then a few miles while carrying the additional weigh of the water, at the time, water had to be added or the whole reactor would have blown (ELE), the speed of water drops and the amount/weight therein were the determining factors as to the location of the carrier being in the danger zone.
It was more important to drop the cool water quickly, then to protect the sailors according to the commanders of the mission. At the expense of the enlisted crewmen (and subsequently my brother).
To a degree I can understand that thinking, "get cool water on the reactor or we all die, even if we are in harms way while accomplishing the mission".
Of course the officers had protection, so there necks were not on the line, only those of their crew. I suppose if the sacrifice of these sailors saved several thousand/million lives it is "worth it", but it is hard to have this opinion when your brother was one of the sailors.
Tragic, and sad.
God Bless,
ElohimJD
Of course the officers had protection, so there necks were not on the line, only those of their crew. I suppose if the sacrifice of these sailors saved several thousand/million lives it is "worth it", but it is hard to have this opinion when your brother was one of the sailors.
TwoTonTommy
This is infinitely sad. I'm afraid what these sailors are going through is our future too. There have been spiking levels of radiation all over the country recently.
After the Fukushima incident, the EPA raised the acceptable level of radiation 100-fold. 93% of the nuclear reactors in America are leaking. The nuclear crisis, along with the GMO food crisis, are the 2 greatest threats to the future of mankind. My poor, young children will be growing up in a radioactive world. Life is short, too short to take for granted.
If only the nuclear issue was given the amount of press that Miley Cyrus' ass gets. Then maybe we could get something done. "Nothing to see here! Move along, move along, everything is fine!"
SirMike
reply to post by solongandgoodnight
Its amazing how many diseases you can contract when there is a lifetime disability check involved.
Hal Turner
Hal "from North Bergen" Turner (born 1962) is a seriously deranged neo-Nazi jerkwad/FBI snitch from North Bergen, New Jersey, former good friend of Sean Hannity,[1] shortwave radio reject, and a /b/tard punching bag. Turner is known for openly endorsing the murder of non-whites and people who are "pro-immigration", and he frequently called for the assassination of US officials whose views he despises, even posting their names and addresses on his website.