Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: This Is What It's Like to Witness a Nuclear Explosion [View all]yagotme
(2,847 posts)1. Seems lots of people want war,
until it's time to do war stuff. Time erases memories, as well as die-offs, Those that remember the nuclear scare, are a little more fuzzy about the details, and the younger generation has nothing but a few videos and some pictures to relate.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
55 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Absolutely true, but nuclear war is only unthinkable if both sides know the other side is willing to
Martin68
Mar 2022
#18
They made a mathmatical error on the potential yield for the first Castle Bravo test at Bikini
pecosbob
Mar 2022
#7
Incidents with non-nuclear Minuteman missiles? Or perhaps you are referring to the extremely close
Martin68
Mar 2022
#19
More like maintenance problems and issues...near-repeats of the Titan explosion in Chico in 1962
pecosbob
Mar 2022
#24
Guy I worked with was in the army in the 50's. Bunches of soldiers were sent to Utah and ordered
3Hotdogs
Mar 2022
#5
3Hotdogs, I'm not sure I understand what a red X-ray means. His body changed color? Was burned?
Martin68
Mar 2022
#20
Just like in the cartoons, the ultra-bright light shines right through your flesh
pecosbob
Mar 2022
#26
My father went through the fallout from an atomic explosion in the South Pacific when he was
Dial H For Hero
Mar 2022
#6
My BIL was a radar navigator on a SAC B52. His crew's plan was to drop their load on the target in
mobeau69
Mar 2022
#8
Psychopaths who needed to know the effects of radiation and a nuclear bomb. The fact is, no one
Martin68
Mar 2022
#21
Nagasaki was the experiment. That was the "bomb of the future" and the psychopaths...
hunter
Mar 2022
#48
I've done a lot of research on the topic. I believe the preponderance of the evidence suggests Japan
Martin68
Mar 2022
#49
Yes, history is messy and difficult to categorize as good vs evil or black and white.
Martin68
Mar 2022
#55
How would you know if at the time you were irradiated with UV, gamma or X-rays?
Martin68
Mar 2022
#23
Just bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. It's called "taking the position." I did it with my
Martin68
Mar 2022
#22
Can't remember all of the Nuclear Holocaust documentaries/movies I saw in the the 60's to 70's, but
marked50
Mar 2022
#28
I remember people building nuclear bomb shelters and keeping them supplied so they could live ...
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
#29
Why didn't we end the USSR when it was hinted that they were working on a nuke?
Polybius
Mar 2022
#37