DISCUSSION Other Incidents One of the great ironies with which mankind is faced is the fact that what is usually conceded as the greatest strength of a thing, or a person, or a plan, is also coincidentally its greatest weakness, For example, computers are noted for their great efficiency -- yet their greatest "weakness" in the eyes of many people is that they lack . human qualities. In pure physical terms a diamond is one of the most durable minerals known, yet it can be shattered into uselessness with relative ease, of the atom, The same holds true with the harnessing of the power While it can be used to solve many of mankinds's problems, it also can create problems through its use, This is nowhere better demonstrated than the incident of the Bravo shot and the misery which it caused--all in the name of peace and freedom, This double-edged aspect of nuclear energy has been demonstrated time and again by the fear of its uncontrolled use or improper or unsafe use as evidenced by anti-nuclear weapons groups, environmentalists fighting the placement of nuclear reactors, and those opposed to the billions of dollars spent for nuclear weapons research and testing. This fear is a very valid one and acknowledged even by the governments, including the United States, which condone and perpetuate its use, Examples of this concern include such incidents as the crash on January 21, 1968 of a B-52 carrying nuclear warheads in Greenland, =-24- CU} WSRrg re 217 4 Fataag ape eopees, ? This incident encited a