Check out Neal Stephenson's fine novel SEVENEVES for a vision of what happens at The Event. Yeah, and the final few minutes of Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Thes

Check out Neal Stephenson's fine novel SEVENEVES for a vision of what happens at The Event. Yeah, and the final few minutes of Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. These plutocrats are indulging themselves in a fantasy about their inherent superiority.