War. What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing.
I am of the generation which grew up seconds away - maybe minutes - from nuclear war. The acronym MAD stood for Mutually Assured Destruction and each side had enough nuclear weapons to destroy life on Earth many times over. It was said that in the event of such a war only cockroaches would survive.
So, you can see that quite a lot of thinking went into this non-event. It was the Cold War and thankfully never went 'Hot', despite many possible triggers - Korea, Vietnam, Cuban Missile Crisis - to name but a few.
When I was in the Army we trained for war with the Communists and had a little book called 'Survive To Fight', which was essentially the bible on Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare (NBC).
It had guidance on going to the toilet during a chemical attack and what to do when a nuclear warhead was detonated. It was a great read. Cheery.
Anyway... are we on the cusp of nuclear war?
No.
Possibly.
I am of the generation which grew up seconds away - maybe minutes - from nuclear war. The acronym MAD stood for Mutually Assured Destruction and each side had enough nuclear weapons to destroy life on Earth many times over. It was said that in the event of such a war only cockroaches would survive.
So, you can see that quite a lot of thinking went into this non-event. It was the Cold War and thankfully never went 'Hot', despite many possible triggers - Korea, Vietnam, Cuban Missile Crisis - to name but a few.
When I was in the Army we trained for war with the Communists and had a little book called 'Survive To Fight', which was essentially the bible on Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare (NBC).
It had guidance on going to the toilet during a chemical attack and what to do when a nuclear warhead was detonated. It was a great read. Cheery.
Anyway... are we on the cusp of nuclear war?
No.
Possibly.
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