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Offline dethklok09

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Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« on: May 14, 2011, 06:19:55 PM »
Well in history class I am currently learning about the cold war and for those of you who lived during it, what was life like under all that constant threat? Did you pay too much attention to it? I'm just wondering because it sounded like incredibly scary shit and it would be interesting to hear some accounts from people who were there. Now I know its probably not even comparable but how do you feel about the relations between nuclear threat then and now? Point is I can just look up "facts" about life in a history text book but I think actually hearing from you guys would be better.
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2011, 06:20:18 PM »
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2011, 06:21:55 PM »
Are you currently terrified of a terrorist attack?
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2011, 06:22:44 PM »
No I just find this a very interesting time in history.
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 06:25:34 PM »
I think this vid is mandatory.  (NSFW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbw6Nxf8dYU
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2011, 06:29:19 PM »
I remember back in high school i took this american history course. my teacher lived through that time, and i remember her saying "you can't comprehend how scared we felt during that time".
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2011, 10:27:11 PM »
Quote from: Chino on May 14, 2011, 06:25:34 PM
I think this vid is mandatory.  (NSFW)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbw6Nxf8dYU
I knew what that was before I even clicked the link. And you're right. It's mandatory.
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2011, 10:31:17 PM »
lol pathetic thread.
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2011, 10:37:57 PM »
Quote from: zerogravityfat on May 14, 2011, 10:31:17 PM
lol pathetic thread.
I think you missed the part where it was saved by Lewis Black.
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2011, 10:50:11 PM »
that i did.
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2011, 11:24:58 PM »
Rocky Fucking IV

We hated Russia, they were all evil commie bastards.  They hated us, we were puny and weak.

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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2011, 11:30:17 AM »
I guess I understood the concept of MAD before most others did.  I didn't worry about impending nuclear death at all.  Every once in a while the subject would come up, and we'd just kind of shrug it off.  We did do the duck and cover thing at school all the time, but that was more about the threat from the Godless Tornado menace than the Rooskies. 
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2011, 12:33:59 PM »
Im pretty much to the point where i say f*ck it, what ever happens, happens. if we get nuked, we get nuked.


... imo the LHC needs to be started up.. and they just need to create a black hole... EVERYONE WILL WIN
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2011, 01:13:02 PM »
Quote from: Scrub206 on May 15, 2011, 12:33:59 PM
... imo the LHC needs to be started up.. and they just need to create a black hole... EVERYONE WILL WIN
The LHC's been running for almost two years now. :lol
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2011, 01:17:28 PM »
Haha, yeah, that was as usual a total non-event.

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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2011, 01:23:02 PM »
WELL..... i didnt hear about it again untill after the first time >: |
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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2011, 11:43:24 AM »
Screw History...Science and Mother Nature are gonna do us in

https://www.slate.com/id/2294013/?GT1=38001

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Re: Fear of a nuclear holocaust
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2011, 06:35:16 PM »
We had constant "Duck and Cover" drills during the 70's at school.  It was always scary, we honestly thought it would happen at some point.  I was always thinking what I would do at any particular moment if the sirens started, or if there was an actual detonation.
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