“Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr died at his home in Columbus, Ohio, aged 92.†“A friend of the retired brigadier-general told AP news agency that Paul Tibbets had died after a two-month decline in health. “
People don't understand what a nuclear bomb means. Its not just a "Bigger" bomb, but it has terrible consequences and after-effects. I shudder at the thoughts of what would happen if there is a Third World War using Nuclear Weapons...
I love how everybody rants about how bad the atomic bombs were when they were more humane then other forms of weapons at the time. Remember fire bombing killed more then both atomic bombs did. Now that is something to rant about
He did what he was commanded to do and no one realized it would have such a huge impact. I think he is no different than anyone else who fought in any war where civilians were lost. It is sad that so many lives were lost in the war, regardless of who they were or how they were associated. Lets hope that nothing like that happens again.