[Netnews-action] 9 Aug: Did they need to drop the (A) bomb

[Michael (Networking Newsletter Project)]

>Did They Need to Drop the Bomb?
>
>                           Tuesday 9 August  2005
>                                3.00pm-4.30pm
>
>                          Imperial War Museum North
>                            Learning Studio East
>
>Introductory talk by Dr Clive Webb, University of Sussex followed by
>discussion
>
>60 years ago on 9th August 1945 the second and last atomic bomb to be
>used
>in war was dropped on the city of Nagasaki.  Were these bombings
>necessary?
>These atomic weapons heralded a new era of enormous destructive
>potential
>and vulnerability.  Will they always be with us?
>
>The event is sponsored by Manchester City Council and open to the
>public.
>Visitors to this talk may also like to visit the IWM(N) ¡Why War¢
>programme
>between 2.30pm and  2.45pm, then join a talk in the East Studio to be
>presented by Dr. Clive Webb, Sussex University, at 3.00pm.  Stewart
>Kemp,
>Manchester City Council, will introduce Dr Webb and chair the
>discussion.
>
>Contact:
>Stewart Kemp, Nuclear Policy and Information Unit, Manchester City
>Council,
>Town Hall, Manchester, M60 3NY
>Tel. 0161 234 3244  or 07771 930 196
>Email: skemp at nuclearpolicy.info