three days later, fat man, a plutonium bomb, was detonated over nagasaki. later in his life, j.obert oppenheimer, often called the father of the atomic bomb, warned the public about its terrifying power. in a 1965 television broadcast he reflected on witnessing the first test nuclear explosion 20 years earlier. >> people laughed and people cried. i remember reading from the hindu scripture, "the destroyer of debt, a destroyer of worlds." i guess we all thought felt that way one another. >> to robert oppenheimer, developed the only two atomic bombs dropped on cities, nagasaki and hiroshima. today, los alamos national laboratory is the nation's foremost nuclear weapons lab. los alamos is only part of the nuclear story of new mexico. the state's long history of uranium mining on native american lands provides fuel for the front end of the nuclear industry. it is also published it also stores much of the radioactive waste from nuclear weapons and power plants. to talk more about this radioactive legacy that continues into the present, we're joined by three guests. jay coghlan is exe

. >> he didn't want it to do hiroshima or nagasaki at home or in russia.w what nuclear bomb kos do and didn't want to use them. >> stephen: but you say he was unwilling to do first strike. >> well, he didn't-- yes, he didn't want to go first. he thought about it. he actually, interestingly, he thought about going first and trying to knock out the soviet downbefore they could knock us out. he thought we had ray moral duty to at least consider that but thought about it and thought immoral, bad, wrong, so they didn't do it but they did think about it. >> okay, but why is the general, was he so hesitant to use massive military support. >> because he used it he had seens it, he had seen the effects of it he flew after world war ii he flew in a small plane from berlin to moskow and over the roofs, the german army and russian armee, and he didn't see a single building left standing. he knew what war could do. he knew how horrible it was because he had run a war. sow wanted to avoid war. >> is this why we shouldn't elect generals any more? >> well, we-- . >> steph

so the fishermen cannot receive any medical support, unlike survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead," every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> scientists have installed an innovative new radar system along the coast of wakayama prefecture in western japan. it's designed to observe tsunami at an early stage. a research group led by japan's land ministry and kansai university developed the radar based on aircraft control tower technology. the system is installed 60 kilometers off the coast of mihama town. it can study the height and speed of tsunami up to 40 meters off the coast. a tsunami up to 18 meters tall are forecast to hit the town in the event of a large earthquake in the nan kay kai trough off japan's pacific coast. university professor takahashi says any observations made using the radar will eventually yield more

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bombed hiroshima and nagasaki to understand the true impact nuclear weapons had on japanese civilians and today nearly a decade after the war in iraq began we're starting to get a clearer picture of what impact depleted uranium is having on iraq and people the story about a disturbing trend in birth defects ahead. and they say talk is cheap but if rumors are true about the white house wanting to hold talks with iran could it be a costly mistake for the obama administration just weeks before the election and at a time when most americans believe war should be a last resort r.t. asks what's so wrong about bringing iran to the negotiating table. and r.t. is counting down until the presidential debate number one between president obama and governor romney that's already gotten plenty of other attention something that you won't see on network news the third party debate but don't worry we've got you covered we will have a preview of that coming up. it's monday october twenty second four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for example and you're watching our t.v. . we want to get this hour

volunteered nagasaki to understand the true impact nuclear weapons had on japanese civilians and today nearly a decade after the war in iraq began starting to get a clearer picture of what impact to prove your radio is having on the iraqi people the story about a disturbing trend in earthly facts i had. and they say talk is cheap but of rumors are true about the white house wanting to hold talks with iran could this be a costly mistake for the obama administration just weeks from election day and at a time when most americans believe that war should be a last resort party asks what's so wrong about iran to the negotiating table. good evening it's monday october twenty second eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you're watching our t.v. . well in one hour president obama and mitt romney will meet for their third debate the topic tonight is foreign policy now this is being touted as the final debate between presidential candidates but guess what it actually is not the other presidential candidates will actually be debating tomorrow night dan next week as well i'm talking about l

. >> simon: also missing, the bombing maps of hiroshima and nagasaki.e things end up? >> rosenstein: in foreign countries. for example, in eastern europe, there is a market-- a black market-- for american historical documents. >> simon: how do these black markets function and where are they? >> rosenstein: i think it's like any illegal market anywhere in the world. if you know of somebody who has a lot of money and wants to collect significant, unique items and you make that connection, then you may well be able to make the sale. >> simon: but barry landau has been put out of business. this summer, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. and that's not all. >> rosenstein: even after mr. landau is released from prison, he will be prohibited from visiting museums, libraries, or any other places where documents are deposited. >> simon: one after effect of the landau case is that security is being tightened in many of these places. pat anderson is imposing new rules in the maryland historical society. >> anderson: our patrons are no longer allowed to wea

. >> reporter: also missing, the bombing maps of hiroshima and nagasaki.re do these things end up? >> in form countries, there is a black market for american historical documents. >> good morning. how did bob do it, what was the secret to his success? >> he's a maestro. first of all, when he went into an archive, a lot are staffed by women of a certain age, and he would bring them cookies to ingratiate himself. they loved him. he had good credentials, spoke a good game. he had big pockets sewed into the inside of his jacket, and when they weren't looking, he stuffed them. he stole 6,500 pieces, documents mainly. and, in fact, he's got another 3,500 at home, and they think he stole them too. >> what kind of documents? >> letters signed by george washington, thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln. he's got a lovely letter from mark twain, a friend of his was going to cuba and twain asked him to buy him some cigars. price was no object. he has reflections by sir isaac newton on how newton still believed in god, even though people were persuaded from believing in g

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military when it dropped atomic bombs on the people of hiroshima and nagasaki." and other speaker -- you get the idea. these kinds of protests, you knew what they were. he participated and led them six years in a row. charging the police with brutality. he hid his past because he knew it would destroy his political future. the local press has to explain why they refuse to investigate and report on his background. i urge you to go on-line and looked at these facts for yourself. i am sure you will be as outraged as i am. >> thank you for that. time now to get down to the questions and answers. >> in a recent television ads, and you vowed to voters that you will never vote to cut medicare or social security. not once, not twice, never. many experts have argued the existing programs are fiscally unsustainable. do you think you are being disingenuous to voters when you promise not to support any cuts? how else do you plan to save the two programs? >> congresswoman made some very strong accusations during her opening statement. what i want to say is congresswoman, my m

military when it dropped hiroshima and nagasaki.another speaker praised their brothers in afghanistan, palestine and iraq. you get the idea. these protests come you know what they were. dr. ruiz participated six years in a row, once even been arrested in charging the police falsely with brutality. dr. ruiz hit his past because he knew it would destroy his political future. the local process or explain why they refuse to investigate and report his background. i urge you to go online, look at these facts for yourself, google it and you'll be as appalled and outraged as i am. >> moderator: we are under way. time to get onto the questions and answers. erica felci coming of the first question today. >> thank you. dr. ruiz, you got to voters that will vote to never cut medicare or social security. not once, not twice, never appeared at many experts and even officials under the about administrations have argued the existing programs are fiscally unsustainable. do you think you're being disingenuous to voters when he promised not to support