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If used in numbers, atomic bombs not only can nullify any nation's military
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effort, but can demolish its social and economic structure and prevent their
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re-establishment for long periods of time. With such weapons, especially if
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employed in conjunction with other weapons of mass destruction such as
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pathogenic bacteria, it is quite possible to depopulate vast areas of the
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earth's surface, leaving only vestigal remnants of man's material works.
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Report of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
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Operations Crossroads, June 30, 1947.
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