{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Napalm: The Original Weapon of Mass Destruction","description":"The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is seen by most as the ultimate display of man\u2019s capacity to destroy. While the destructive power of nuclear weapons cannot be denied, there was another weapon used in the Pacific campaign which was responsible for even more civilian death, Napalm. In this episode, Bob Neer, author of \u201cNapalm an American Biography,\u201d joins Bill to discuss the history of Napalm and its complicated role in U.S. Military history. Bob Neer\u2019s Website: https:\/\/www.bobneer.com\/publications\/napalm \u201c'Napalm Girl': An Iconic Image Of War Turns 40,\u201d NPR, June 3, 2012,&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/06\/03\/154234617\/napalm-girl-an-iconic-image-of-war-turns-40 \u201cRemembering the Halabja Massacre,\u201d Voice of America, March 15, 2018:  https:\/\/editorials.voa.gov\/a\/remembering-halabja-massacre\/4298678.html Bombing of Civilians and Civilian Targets by the Air Force,\u201d Human Rights Watch, July 24, 1990: https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/reports\/archives\/africa\/ETHIOPIA907.htm ","author_name":"Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War","author_url":"http:\/\/ciftc.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24537090\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/24537090"}