Not 1) offensive to modesty or decency; lewd

Yes, this qualifies as metaobscenity: the trashing ground of every sanctimonious prig from Starr --> Ashcroft. The precursor for every burning at the stake.

But 2) disgusting; filthy; repulsive

Before Billy n'Bally made bizness ethics an obscene phrase; before Newt Gingrich made a Contract on America seem other than the obscene travesty it was:

In that context, the casual use of atom bomb is obscene.




But as to Billy n'Bally - I say, nuke 'em from orbit. A permissibly non-obscene usage of atom bomb.

Clear?

(Now if we can get Economy back to its usage as in economizing...)