Nuclear Weapons

“Gotterdammerung without the gods.” This quote came from Dwight Macdonald; this was his comment on the use of the nuclear weapons on Japan. The word gotterdammerung means the twilight of the gods. After you hear the meaning of this word you will understand the meaning of this quote. This quote I believe means the power of these weapons is the like the coming down of the gods with all of their power and light, without …

…this issue and I also happen to agree with him. There was one quote at the end of Mr. Butler’s article that I would also like to use on the end of this paper as well. Just think about meaning of this quote and what it means that a man of this stature believes about the power of these great weapons. “the stone age may return on the gleaming wings on science.” – Winston Churchill