That’s why I’m not afraid of nuclear war. I’ll just be turned into a fine carbon dust and it’ll be over
As long as you’re close enough. You could get a really really terrible hour or so of life. Or maybe just a really high likelyhood of cancer later.
It will be the last thing you see, but gosh darn if it isn’t a light performance to die for.
see flash blindness.
Fucking facts
If you haven’t read “Nuclear War: A Scenario” or listened to the Hardcore History Addendum episode interviewing the author, you should.
This BLITZ episode is also worthwhile.
It’s hard not to think of the priest trying to pull people out of the river after the explosion only to deglove them.
Thanks for the recommendation - I just finished it (it’s a slow day). What an incredibly depressing and vivid book.
but in school they made us sing the duck and cover jingle
The common adage on the other side of the fence was that you should take your helmet off so that it doesnt melt down into your neck.
