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>popular culture hasn't thought about it much since the end of the cold war And thank God for that! Fear of nuclear war is a terrible scourge, and reduces qual
by javajosh 5y ago
>popular culture hasn't thought about it much since the end of the cold war
And thank God for that! Fear of nuclear war is a terrible scourge, and reduces quality of life. And I'm not convinced that the fear did anything to reduce risk - so it was all cost, and no benefit. Good riddance to "The Day After" style fear, and do not return!
It seems more likely these days that we'll have a bad nuclear accident, or a terrorist attack, than a world-ending event. TBH I'm fine with that, as it's nothing compared to the Cold War MAD doctrine.
- Synaesthesia 5y agoThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have raised the alarm, as have other respected and Conservative voices. There is definitely a heightened risk right now, particularly because of the lack of respect of Russia.
- javajosh 5y agoI really can't do anything about it, so my fear is particularly useless.