My grandfathers' bomb

My grandfather was an exteremly bright man. He was a gifted electrical engineer and mathematician. He led an interesting life and had many other interests and talents. He also had a sprightly sense of humor that lasted long into his decline. He even had a part to play in the development of our nation's Manhatten project. I do not think he ever felt comfortable discussing it, probably because no one ever told him it was alright to talk about it. But he and others united against a common threat and developed the most effective weapon ever conceived. Nuclear weapons are amazingly efficient, one plane, one missile, one bomb, one freighter has the potential to unleash the equivlent explosive power of all the ordinence exploded in the WWII (including the two atom bombs.) Although they are very complicated to build, they are fundamentally very simple. For fission, get a mass of metal at one point for a certain period of time. For fusion, expose an isotype to a very high temperature 50+Mil K. Then boom! Nuclear devices range from a 1KT device to a rumored ->1GT<- device exploded behind the moon by the Russians. Truly a marvel of science and an effective weapon. So effective that fear of their use kept two great powers in a uneasy peace for 30 years. So effective that they were used only twice to unequivocally win a war. Some might say too effective. A weapon that is effective is one that frequently achieves the desired result against a target. For a weapon that is 'too effective' to use, why do the US and Russia still have pile and piles of them?
stockpile
Cost of them

What possible contingency can there be to support these astronomical numbers? There is plenty of evidence to support the fact there is at least a desire to reduce the stockpile to below 'armeggedon' levels. From what I have read, the main problem is that neither party is willing to make the first move. I believe that is time for the two gunfighters of the cold war to finally blink and standdown and start applying the astonomical costs of maintaining these specters to other means. My late grandfather would agree I think.

Honey, today I beat an old man for Jaywalking

Jay walker gets his just deserts
Its stories like these that really irritate me. Its not that just that some hotshot young cop decides to take his frustrations out on a hapless old bespeckled professor. We are a big country, and shit happens. Its that the Atlanta police department is actually backing him up. He beat up an old man for jay walking! Sure professor Fernandez-Armesto did not bow and genuflect before the almighty one. He even had the temerity to ask an un-uniformed policeman for proof of his office. He possibly even 'resisted' arrest. It does not justify the kind of treatment he received. Even if the guy stepped out of a squad car, you are well within your rights to ask for identification. Nor are you required to carry identification at all times. After all, driver's licenses are for driving.

Office Leopacher deserves nothing less than public long drawn out public humiliation for beating up an harmless old man. He should be fired for his actions. Actions like these that make people fear the police. The public should not live in fear of its government or its instruments. Its mandate of force should be applied wisely only as a last resort. Any other direction is a step towards fascism.

Officer Kevin Leonpacher, you are nothing less than a coward, shame on you! Atlanta PD, I suspect that your liberal policy of Judge Dredd justice and corporal punishment will dramatically reduce the number of minor pedestrian malfeasance. Glad to see that serious crime (What no Jaywalking?) is so under control that there is time and resources to make your city truly safe. I will make sure that I have my papers in order the next time I visit.