He’d not yet had his epiphany about the horrors of nuclear war. The Soviet Union’s expiration date was still a few years away. It was pointing SS-20s at …
Green New Deal Me In
How disease, war and a remote Scottish island inspired George Orwell’s ‘1984’
How disease, war and a remote Scottish island inspired George Orwell’s ‘1984’ … these skills might come in handy if there were another nuclear war.
Doomsday prepping: Why more Australians are preparing for disaster
These people, commonly known as “preppers”, are preparing for a variety of different scenarios — foreign invasion, nuclear war, pandemics, domestic …
1954: With the Cold War heating up, Syracuse fails its Civil Defense test
The Cold War had begun, and, in this conflict, American citizens were … the nation’s citizens for what could happen should there be a nuclear attack.
The Revolutionary Past of Plastics
Meikle writes that the interwar era—a time before nuclear war or a real understanding of chemical pollution—was the last period when Americans …
Set phasers to stun: Your warp-speed guide to the Star Trek universe
The show, released in the decade of the Vietnam War, American Civil … the second wave of the feminist movement and the threat of nuclear war, …
Navy-Killers: Russia is Deploying New Anti-Ship Missiles in Crimea
The website of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet describes Utyos as being built to survive a nuclear war. “Starting positions and underground constructions …
Rodden and Rossi: 1984 at 70
By contrast, Orwell depicts the planet in the immediate aftermath of a global nuclear war that has nearly annihilated the human species and is now …
Carnifex announce new LP, ‘ World War X,’ post video for ‘No Light Shall Save Us’
San Diego deathcore maniacs Carnifex have officially confirmed their 7th studio album, World War X, set for release on August 2nd through Nuclear …
Iran WARNING: ‘Threat is VERY real’ as Tehran still a DANGER says US military chief
The agreement was intended to thwart Iran’s nuclear energy programme, which … lashed out at Tehran and blamed the Islamic Republic for the attack.