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had three.we only we had done the test at alamogordo, then we had the little boy, which we used on hiroshima. and fat man, on nagasaki. little boy being uranium and fat man a plutonium bomb. i think we had one more. and i don't know, as much research as i have done, the plan was. i know grandpa was exhorted by senator russell, i want to say alabama. senator russell wrote a long telegram that said, use those bombs. and if you run out, use conventional bombs. bomb the japanese until there is nothing left. he was very angry and grandpa did not want to do that. and responded to center -- senator russell that he did not like having to use those weapons, did not like the idea of destroying japan. he was taking steps he thought he had to take. his plans beyond -- i know he was a bit taken aback that the second bomb had been used as quickly as it had. he was then that grandpa took control of the atomic weapons. it was after nagasaki that he took control back from the military and put it in the office of the president where it resides today. his flippant comment was, i don't want some lt. col. to be
had three.we only we had done the test at alamogordo, then we had the little boy, which we used on hiroshima. and fat man, on nagasaki. little boy being uranium and fat man a plutonium bomb. i think we had one more. and i don't know, as much research as i have done, the plan was. i know grandpa was exhorted by senator russell, i want to say alabama. senator russell wrote a long telegram that said, use those bombs. and if you run out, use conventional bombs. bomb the japanese until there is...
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we had -- we had done the test on the gordo -- at alamogordo.ittle boy, which we used on hiroshima and fat man on nagasaki. plutonium being a bomb. i think we had one more. researchknow, is much as i have done, what the plan was. i know someone was exhorted by senator russell of alabama. he wrote him a long telegram that said, you know, use those bombs, and if you run out, use conventional bombs. bomb the japanese until there is nothing left. he was very angry. do that andant to responded to senator russell that he did not like having to use those weapons, did not like the idea of destroying japan. he was taking the steps that he thought he had to take. his plans -- and i know he was a little, a bit taken aback that the second bomb had been used as quickly as it had. it was then that grandpa took control of the atomic weapons. it was after nagasaki that he took control back from the military. do comment about it was, i not want some lt. col. to be the one to make the decision. it was a serious weapon into horrible weapon and he wanted a lot of t
we had -- we had done the test on the gordo -- at alamogordo.ittle boy, which we used on hiroshima and fat man on nagasaki. plutonium being a bomb. i think we had one more. researchknow, is much as i have done, what the plan was. i know someone was exhorted by senator russell of alabama. he wrote him a long telegram that said, you know, use those bombs, and if you run out, use conventional bombs. bomb the japanese until there is nothing left. he was very angry. do that andant to responded to...
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we had done the test at alamogordo and then we alamogordo and and fat man on nagasaki. little boy being uranium and fat man being plutonium bomb. i think we had one more. i don't know as much research as i have done on this, what the plan was. i know that grandpa was extorted by senator russell i want to say of alabama. senator russell wrote him a telegram that said, use those bombs. and if you run out, use conventional bombs. bomb the japanese until there is nothing left. -- bomb the japanese until there was nothing left. he was very angry. grandpa did not want to do that and responded to senator russell that he did not like having to use those weapons and did not like the idea of destroying japan. he was taking the steps he thought he had to take. his plans beyond -- and i know he was a little taken aback that the second bomb had been used as quickly as it had, and it was then that grandpa took control of the atomic weapons, it was after nagasaki that he took control back from the military and put it in the office of the president, where it resides today. his flippant
we had done the test at alamogordo and then we alamogordo and and fat man on nagasaki. little boy being uranium and fat man being plutonium bomb. i think we had one more. i don't know as much research as i have done on this, what the plan was. i know that grandpa was extorted by senator russell i want to say of alabama. senator russell wrote him a telegram that said, use those bombs. and if you run out, use conventional bombs. bomb the japanese until there is nothing left. -- bomb the japanese...
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last year, my colleagues and i toured the alamogordo border patrol station at highway 70 cbp checkpoint in new mexico. i saw firsthand the cell where felipe gomez, an eight-year-old boy, spent his last hours and tragically died on christmas eve. i witnessed the awful conditions he was held in. there were no showers, there was an open bathroom where everybody could see you, it was complete concrete. there was no nutritious food for people, especially for kids who may be sick. there was a lack of medical supplies. there was only a first-aid kit and a small emt bag, but no trained medical personnel. cbp's lack of meaningful care for asylum-seekers are putting migrant children's lives in jeopardy. we even spoke to officers there, who said that they are not trained to take care of those who are ill. it was unbelievable to me to see the condition in which a child who was sick would be sent to, to wait where there are no blankets, nothing padded, but a complete jail cell. doctors, i know that we have talked about this already, but i think it is very important. can you please again explain the
last year, my colleagues and i toured the alamogordo border patrol station at highway 70 cbp checkpoint in new mexico. i saw firsthand the cell where felipe gomez, an eight-year-old boy, spent his last hours and tragically died on christmas eve. i witnessed the awful conditions he was held in. there were no showers, there was an open bathroom where everybody could see you, it was complete concrete. there was no nutritious food for people, especially for kids who may be sick. there was a lack of...