Wednesday, March 14, 2007

It's all in the war

In all the readings and information i get from this subject, one thing is continually prevalent - technological advances only become such through human necessity. Everyone deciding what it is they 'need' in order to function personally and politically. Some stem from the want of greater accessibility to entertainment - mp3 being the latest advance. Other's however, are created for a far more disturbing reason.
I'm a chronic worrier, whether it be school related or on a larger scale, there is always something to think about. So, while all my subjects are relating to the history of war, I feel as though I could be reading an article about today's world. Of course the dominating states change and the major issues alternate, but those basic ideals never seem to differ. More especially when it comes to configuring ways to eliminate an enemy. Although troops are continually sent to fight, weapons of destruction are of great concern.
When I found out about North Korea testing their nuclear weapon's, vision's of the world going up in a mushroom shaped explosion came into view. This was it, the end... I have to say though, that (even if i may have been the only person to not know...) my fear was due to me thinking this had never been a threat before. I knew nuclear weapons existed, but more in a sci fi/big budget American hero's (because aren't they all) type movie.
Albert Einstein encouraged the creation of the hydrogen bomb killing tens of thousand's of Japanese in 1939. I never knew. Reading the texts I have, I'm realising more and more that these issue's are the same issue's and fears my great great grandparents were going through. The threat to the world due to technological advances never ceases, there is always something bigger and more destructive around the corner.
I'm not a technology cynic, I love the i-pod just as much as the next person, it's just this particular topic keeps creeping up in everything I study. And I find it strange that these 'advances' can be so similar nearly 70years later.

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