In the 1960s, the government issued a leaflet to all Irish households offering homespun advice on how to survive a nuclear war, writes Damian Corless.
INTERVIEW: Thurlowood
The threat of nuclear war in particular has always occupied a unique place of terror in my heart, and it’s a subject my mind keeps returning to in my life, …
SEBASTIAN BACH: Anyone Would Make A Better President Than A Reality Television Show Host
“I thought we got rid of that nuclear war conversation in the ’70s! It gets [me] very sad and angry at the same time. Climate change makes me angry. It …
Why the virus story line on Netflix’s Designated Survivor was too heavy for ABC
“What’s really interesting is that broadcast network television did The Day After [about nuclear war] in the ’80s. I remember when I was a kid, that was a …
Coronavirus Accelerates America’s Exit From Afghanistan
This war will be nuclear. In the April 1980 Plain Truth, Mr. Armstrong wrote, “[Germany] will first attack Britain for standing firm with the United States, and …
Editorial: Tuesday’s Epic School Board Meeting
… represents the gravest threat to human civilization in our lifetimes, with only a massive World War 1 or 2 or threat of a global nuclear war its match.
Together While Alone: “Fore” The Win
… the United States and the Soviet Union thought to be the closest the Cold War ever came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. “My father built a …
Lessons From A Small-Town Fire Department On Prevention, Preparation, and Leadership
Nuclear war is no different. History is littered with nuclear close calls and this very day the United States is one bad decision away from war with any …
Should You Apply for Business Interruption Insurance?
… says that it’s “clear” that COVID-19-related losses are not covered by current business interruption policies, just like they don’t cover nuclear war or …
The emerging role of Iran in the Middle East
… intersecting crises stemming from the Syrian civil war, the unraveling of the Iran nuclear agreement, the war in Yemen, Iraq protest, the Israel conflict, …