Is the Apocalypse Us?
"In other words, 70 years later, the apocalypse is us. Yet in the United States, the only nuclear bomb you're likely to read about is Iran's (even though that country possesses no such weapon). For a serious discussion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, those more than 4,800 increasingly ill-kept weapons that could incinerate several Earth-sized planets, you need to look not to the country's major newspapers or news programs but to comic John Oliver..."
George Takei Visits Hiroshima, Honors 'A City With A Tragic Past, Now Devoted To Peace'
From CBC.CA News:
Van Kirk, who later called for nuclear weapons to be abolished, died in Georgia retirement home
'The whole World War II experience shows that wars don't settle anything. And atomic weapons don't settle anything. I personally think there shouldn't be any atomic bombs in the world — I'd like to see them all abolished'- Theodore Van Kirk, last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew
From http://www.11alive.com/:
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the last surviving member of the Enola Gay, passed away in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was 93. His funeral was August 5, 2014 in Pennsylvania:
Major Theodore Van Kirk Obituary:
