Sorry about that. Ive been focused mostly on Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere. And how do we adapt to the changes in air temperature that produces and mitigate. And so now were seeing this broader picture of other effects coming from Carbon Dioxide such as this algae story. And so were on the beginning of how do we g o engineer or deal with this . Im sure with innovation and some really great ideas. We will be able to deal with this. We should keep in mind though, the amount volumes of this are enormous. Well, we certainly hope that will come up with a plan or a solution. David hollins, theyre an expert, an Ocean Science at New York University i b w center for global level change. Thank you for joining us and sharing your expertise. David, thank you. Ah, hello dan, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines. Sporadic gunfire is being heard across students, capital courtroom. Thats despised an extension of an already faltering ceasefire for another 72 hours on humanitarian grounds.
This weekend on the cspan networks, friday night on cspan, native American History. Then on saturday, live allday coverage from the National Book festival science pavilion. Saturday evening, from bbc scotland, a debate on scotlands upcoming decision on whether to end its political union. Sunday, q a with judge robert catsman, chief justice of the Second Circuit court of appeals. He shares his approach to interpreting laws passed by congress. On cspan 2, friday at 8 00 p. M. , in depth with former congressman, ron paul. Then on saturday, all day live coverage of the National Book festival from the history and biograp biography pavelions. And sunday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern, afterwards with william burrows, talking about his book the asteroid threat. On American History tv on cspan3 friday, a nasa documentary about the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing. Saturday, on the civil war, general William Tecumseh shermans atlanta campaign. Sunday night, a look at election laws and Supreme Court case of b
Maintain a moral purity u while a vast slaughter occurred at the rate of over 200,000 deaths a month. Isnt there a tragic dilemma here, namely which innocent lives to save. Could truman have rested at peace by prolong iing the japane domination of asia . As future anniversaries of the dropping of the bombs occur, i hope for less condemnation of trumans decision at least until the critics can specify a moral and still feasible course of action to end the war. Perhaps there might even be some empathy for the man required to make the decision and who carried the burden of his harry truman of independence, missouri, was some moral mons r monster. Those who criticize his decision would do well i think to place themselves in his shoes and ask what they might have done in his circumstance. Honest observers who refrain from analysis and criticisms will acknowledge that they were used primarily for a military purpose so as to force japans surrender and that they prove defective in inflicting de
Coming up, American History tv on cspan 3 looks at the dropping of the atomic bomb during world war ii. Next grant weller teaching a class on american and japanese strategies leading up to the dropping of the bomb. Then a debate on president trumans decision to use the atomic bomb. Later president trumans zbroond join survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki to consider the legacy of the atomic bombs. Next u. S. Air force Academy History professor grant weller teaches a class on americas use of the atomic bombs against japan at the end of world war ii and examines japanese social and political attitudes. This is just under an hour. Outside standing. Take yo outstanding. Well finish your survey of the Second World War with ten of the asiapacific war. Before next week launching into a more detailed discussion about the war without mercy. We start off with the surrender ceremony on the 2nd of september, 1945, with the demonstration of air and naval strength that macarthur and others arranged t
The triple punch. Hiroshima, the soviet invasion of manchuria and nagasaki. Within 3 1 2 days, japan has to absorb these major blows. Finally, there is enough of an impact on the japanese Senior Leadership to make a difference. Its not that there had been no one in japan who was contemplating getting out of the war by surrendering up until this point. Certainly nobody did it publicly. But within high government circles, there are peace advocates, folks saying the war is lost, we need out of this. But they were outnumbered and outvoiced, outshouted in some cases, by the militarists who wanted to hold on. Battle. One more battle. If we can just inflict american casualties in one more big battle, then we can negotiate and really get something out of this war. But after hiroshima, after the invasion of manchuria and afterc nagasaki, the japanese high command finally allows the emperor essentially to step in and override, make the final decision to surrender. Theres a little bit of lastminu