[mjohnson]

Originally Posted by doug_porsche

Always wish I had writing talent.
i think it could make good James Bond/Alternate Reality story of:
Tibbets drops the bomb. Nothing happens. Now we have to go get it back before the Japanese find/fix and drop the bomb on us.

Probably wasn't a concern then - we can have confidence it'd at least have blowed up so you'd need tweezers and cotton balls to get the residue.

Sorry Tom Clancy.