I'm not sure it's fair to call it mass psychosis. But the connection to nuclear bombs was very clear to the public by then and the public backlash was also tain

I'm not sure it's fair to call it mass psychosis. But the connection to nuclear bombs was very clear to the public by then and the public backlash was also tainted by that association. Unfortunately, in the 70s/80s the problem of global warming was not obviously going to be a problem, if on the radar at all. Unfortunate timing.