When Matthew Arnold heard about the decision to do nothing until the weapon was X-rayed, he thought it was ridiculous. It was bullshit. It meant his unit would have to sit around in Arkansas for at least another day or two.
A fate worse than being vaporized. When you're vaporized, it's over in an instant, and there is no time to regret anything. Two days in Arkansas, though? That would stick with you, and with your family, and descendants for a half dozen generations.
