To what killing was Tibbets referring when he said,
"We were determined to stop the killing"? What is ironic about his statement?

When he said that, he was referring to the victims of the world war all across Europe that initiated by nazi Germany. Many soldeirs and innocent civilians'lives were taken because of the military invasions conducted by the Axis Power.

That statement was ironic because Paul Tibbets was the pilot who dropped the Atomic Bomb to Hiroshima in 1945. Killing around 146,000 civilians with a single bomb.

the hollywood film industry of 1950 was threatened on several different fronts. television broadcasting was rapidly becoming the dominant entertainment medium in the united states. the paramount anti-trust consent decree requiring separate ownership for production companies and theater chains had gone into effect on 1 january 1950. large numbers of young men and women were marrying, having children, and moving to the suburbs, which affected the viability of downtown first-run movie theaters. foreign revenues were endangered by protectionist tactics including quota systems, high taxes, and blocked funds. finally, the morality and patriotism of hollywood films and filmmakers were under attack from government, religious, and citizens' groups.

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