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Alas, Babylon has a good bit about that. One of the characters is stationed at strategic air command in Nebraska. He warns his brother about an impending nuclea
by Declanomous 10y ago
Alas, Babylon has a good bit about that. One of the characters is stationed at strategic air command in Nebraska. He warns his brother about an impending nuclear war, and that is the last that is heard from him. The other characters speculate about whether he survived, given the fact that strategic air command is sure to have a very sturdy bunker. It turns out the base ended up being a very large radioactive hole. A bunker is, after all, a very static target, and it just ends up being hit by many bombs.
That's my recollection anyways. I read it in 6th grade, so it's been well over a decade since I read it. I really ought to re-read it.
- arethuza 10y agoThe novel Arc Light has an account of a fairly limited "counterforce" attack by the Russians against the US. Cheyenne Mountain, Omaha and Raven Rock Mountain are all destroyed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_Light_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_Light_(novel)
- pmoriarty 10y agoSpeaking of warnings about a nuclear war, there's a great 80's movie that centers around one such warning and how ordinary people react to it: Miracle Mile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mile_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mile_(film)
- mosdave 10y agothat movie traumatized me as a young man and definitely impacted my sleep for years thereafter.
- morganvachon 10y agoI read it a few months ago and your recollection is accurate. I think it's one of the best fictional books on the subject.