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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by x220 on Thursday April 13, 2017 @03:34PM (#14110244)
Russia wouldn't need to plan an attack and disable NATO early warning systems. If all their nukes were detonated, humanity would be doomed regardless of where they were detonated. The fallout would eventually encompass the entire earth.
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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by hutzlibu on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:37PM (#14111105)
Yes, but as far as I know there are not suicidal. Or why do you think they would do that?
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