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On the one hand they hoped that this instrument would never be used in war On the other hand, they hoped that it would put an end to war, save countless lives, put an end to a butchery that has been going on

It was needed to put an end to the war, and had a chance of so doing, we thought that was the right thing to do

We knew the world would not be the same

Few people laughed, few people cried, most people were silent

I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita

Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form, and says

Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds