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Despite a number of scares throughout the remainder of the [[20th century]], the Cold War remained cold and nuclear weapons were never again deployed in anger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'', ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]'', ''[[Storm of the Horofax (audio story)|Storm of the Horofax]]'', et al.) By the [[1990s]], the Cold War had ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | Despite a number of scares throughout the remainder of the [[20th century]], the Cold War remained cold and nuclear weapons were never again deployed in anger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'', ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mega (audio story)|The Mega]]'', ''[[Storm of the Horofax (audio story)|Storm of the Horofax]]'', et al.) By the [[1990s]], the Cold War had ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] found reports on every nuclear incident to have occurred on Earth since Hiroshima in [[Gregory Arkady]]'s [[office]] in [[Tahkail]], [[Russia]] on [[25 April]] [[2086]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Destiny (comic story)|Black Destiny]]'') | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] found reports on every nuclear incident to have occurred on Earth since Hiroshima in [[Gregory Arkady]]'s [[office]] in [[Tahkail]], [[Russia]] on [[25 April]] [[2086]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Destiny (comic story)|Black Destiny]]'') In one of [[Earth]]'s possible [[timeline]]<nowiki/>s, the ruins of one city reminded Sarah of Hiroshima. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Categorical Imperative (short story)|Categorical Imperative]]'') | ||
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Even so, these attitudes were largely unchanged from those of the Seventh Doctor, who compared the suffering unleashed at Hiroshima with that experienced at [[Auschwitz]], [[Kwai]], the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Attack]] on [[Pearl Harbor]], the [[Battle of Stalingrad|Battle]] of [[Stalingrad]], the [[Bombing of Dresden|Bombing]] of [[Dresden]] and [[the Blitz]] on [[Coventry]]. He called all of these "[[crime]]s against the [[universe]] itself." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') He also expressed revulsion for the fate of Hiroshima on numerous other occasions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'', ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] likewise mentioned the destruction of the cities with some disgust. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-Dimensional Vistas (comic story)|4-Dimensional Vistas]]'') | Even so, these attitudes were largely unchanged from those of the Seventh Doctor, who compared the suffering unleashed at Hiroshima with that experienced at [[Auschwitz]], [[Kwai]], the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Attack]] on [[Pearl Harbor]], the [[Battle of Stalingrad|Battle]] of [[Stalingrad]], the [[Bombing of Dresden|Bombing]] of [[Dresden]] and [[the Blitz]] on [[Coventry]]. He called all of these "[[crime]]s against the [[universe]] itself." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') He also expressed revulsion for the fate of Hiroshima on numerous other occasions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'', ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] likewise mentioned the destruction of the cities with some disgust. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-Dimensional Vistas (comic story)|4-Dimensional Vistas]]'') | ||
Yet, as demonstrated by the actions of his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], the Doctor was not entirely opposed to the existence of the atomic bomb. In [[March]] [[1943]], he secretly made slight alterations to the Manhattan Project which were intended to keep it on course. He confided in [[Jo Grant]], as she herself became caught up in the [[protest]]s of the CND, that he believed there were times in human history where their possession of nuclear weapons would become necessary in order for [[human]]ity to defend itself from external threats. He felt that as long as human [[morality]] progressed in time with human [[technology]], then the [[invention]] of nuclear weapons was no more a blight on human history than the [[invention]] of more primitive [[weapon]]s such as the [[knife]] or the [[firearm]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Come Friendly Bombs... (short story)|Come Friendly Bombs...]]'') | Yet, as demonstrated by the actions of his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], the Doctor was not entirely opposed to the existence of the atomic bomb. In [[March]] [[1943]], he secretly made slight alterations to the Manhattan Project which were intended to keep it on course. He confided in [[Jo Grant]], as she herself became caught up in the [[protest]]s of the CND, that he believed there were times in human history where their possession of nuclear weapons would become necessary in order for [[human]]ity to defend itself from external threats. He felt that as long as human [[morality]] progressed in time with human [[technology]], then the [[invention]] of nuclear weapons was no more a blight on human history than the [[invention]] of more primitive [[weapon]]s such as the [[knife]] or the [[firearm]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Come Friendly Bombs... (short story)|Come Friendly Bombs...]]'') He had previously expressed these same hopes in the [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Out of the Deep (audio story)|Out of the Deep]]'') | ||
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