Newscutting Newscutting from Scientific American, Volume 180, No. 3, March 1949 ' Is the Atomic Bomb an Absolute Weapon? P M S Blackett maintains it is not, and derives therefrom some unusual conclusions.' Article by P M S Blackett. A reply to his argument follows by Louis N Ridenour. Coloured images of Both Blackett and Ridenour. March 1949