On Nuclear Disarmament, On Nuclear Disarmament – Flashcards
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1988 at Gettysburg, PA (Pennsylvania)
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Setting of Carl Sagan's speech
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What weapons were used in the Battle of Gettysburg
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Repeating rifles & Cannons
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Atomic bombs
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What did the United States use against two Japanese cities
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sixty thousand
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According to Saga, how many nuclear weapons do the United States and Soviet Union have today
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destroy the Earth
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Nuclear weapons can
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"We make mistakes. We kill our own" and "we have made a fool's bargain"
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Example of rhetorical language
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"A World United in the Search for Peace"
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What is inscribed on the Eternal Light of Peace Memorial
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1913 when survivors came together to celebrate, remember, and learn from the past.
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Sagan says the real triumph in Gettysburg was not in 1963 but in
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the most powerful chemical explosives used in World War II (could kill a few dozen people)
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blockbusters
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the first hydrogen bombs (enough to kill a few million people)
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thermonuclear weapons
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Something that comes before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something on its way
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precursor
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(v) to destroy completely
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annihilate
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A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.
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inductive reasoning
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Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
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repetition
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Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
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parallelism
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(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
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carnage
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competing, striving against an opponent; competing
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contending
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Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something
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evidence
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The art of using language effectively and persuasively
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rhetoric
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Desire to harm others
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malice
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An assertion, usually supported by evidence
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claim
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To reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute
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reconcile
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an American space shuttle that exploded in 1986, killing all seven crew members
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Challenger
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a town in the Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) that was the site of a major nuclear power plant accident in 1986
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Chernobyl
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the Union army that defeated the Confederate forces near Gettysburn, PA--the turning point in the Civil War
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Army of the Potomac
