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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by dagenleg on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @05:05PM (#14101739)
Well, nobody wants to die in a Nuclear War.
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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by vkou on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @05:51PM (#14102094)
It might surprise, and horrify you to know that a large number of high-ranking US staff think that nuclear war is winnable [1]. It makes my blood boil.

[1] http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-nuclear-w...

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @09:02PM (#14103198)
> a large number of high-ranking US staff think that nuclear war is winnable

The article [1] cites two retired generals as its examples of "senior military officers" who "might be eager to get things started in the belief that a war with Russia could actually be winnable".

[1] http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-nuclear-w...

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by vkou on Thursday April 13, 2017 @01:57PM (#14109358)
The article mentions only a few. However, how many people did you think it took to sign off on building an ICBM 'shield' in Eastern Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_missile_defense_...

The official story, of course, is that it is intended to protect against Iran. From my limited understanding of geography, Poland does not lie between Iran and the United States.

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by finid on Thursday April 13, 2017 @09:25PM (#14112093)
Only the most patriotic Americans believe that lie. Is anybody in Poland worried about Iran launching missiles their way?

I don't think so!

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by shrimp_emoji on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:13PM (#14102616)
https://youtu.be/vuP6KbIsNK4?t=47
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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by ekianjo on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @08:51PM (#14103139)
do your smoldering bones care about whoever wins ?
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