There are few technologies which have helped to shape the modern political world as much as the Atomic Bomb. Learning all the Atomic Bomb Trivia that you can, will help you to gain a better understanding of this incredibly destructive military force which has surely shaped the political landscape of the world more than any other weapon. The atomic bomb is rated on a level with the discovery of how to forge steel and the advent of mounted combat as among the most influential developments in seemingly never ending arms race, so here are some facts about that modern innovation which will help you learn enough to pass the atomic bomb quiz!

The atom bomb explodes with destructive force unmatched by any other currently existent weapon by harnessing the power of a nuclear reaction. Did you know that the explosion force created by nuclear material is more than a million times more powerful than the force contained in other kinds of explosives?

The most important piece of information to learn for the atomic bomb trivia is that only twice have these weapons actually been deployed in a combat situation, although many testings of nuclear weapons have taken place. The two strikes in battle were in World War II, and were both deployed by the United States against Japan – the two cities struck were Nagasaki and Hiroshima. You might also remember having heard that the two bombs were each named. The bombs were “Little Boy” (Hiroshima) and “Fat Man” (Nagasaki).

Do you know which companies have nuclear weapons? There are only a few countries on the planet who have gained this technology, but each on this list does possess such weapons. The nuclear powers in the world are The USA, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, and North Korea.

Although Nuclear Disarmament has been something many people have heard about in recent years, especially with recent events in North Korea, attempts at total disarmament have been attempted since the sixties. The Partial Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty are both aimed at disarmament. The Partial Test Ban has now been changed to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996).

An interesting bit of trivia is that almost no country wishes to be the first to achieve total disarmament and disavow and remove all nuclear weapons. To date, only one country which has independently developed the atomic bomb has since disarmed, and that country is South Africa.

The Pledge of Allegiance’ – by Senator John McCain

We just received this from Becky today.  I think this message pretty well says it all about John McCain and where he’s coming from.  Thank you Becky for sharing this with us!

John McCain’s remarks about the Pledge of Allegiance
In light of the recent appeals court ruling in California, with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance, the following recollection from Senator John McCain is very appropriate:

‘The Pledge of Allegiance’ – by Senator John McCain

As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing. Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt. Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike’s shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was indeed the most important and meaningful event. One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically, and discovered Mike’s shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed it. That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We cleaned him up as well as we could.

The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which we slept. Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.
As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he kn ew how important it was to us to be able to pledge our allegiance to our flag and country.

So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you must never forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must remember our duty, our honor, and our country.’

God