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In reply to the discussion: Is a nuclear war winnable? [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,930 posts)15. In the 1950s several excellent s-f novels were written
about nuclear war. Probably the best of them is Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank, published in 1959. I understand it has never been out of print since then. I would have read it fairly early on, and have re-read it any number of times over the years. Actually, I should re-read it again.
Apparently, it has been turned into a film twice, which I only just now discovered when I googled Alas, Babylon. Interesting. I had no idea.
here's the thing I most want to share, is that writers of hard science fiction, hard science fiction not fantasy or vampires or such, tend to be VERY grounded in real science, and mostly get things right, especially the technology.
Anyway, Alas, Babylon is well worth reading.
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it is not a true nuclear war when only one nation on the planet has nukes (WWII)
Celerity
Sep 2022
#19
I guess the lower population, lack of functioning infrastructure, and a nuclear winter...
Gore1FL
Sep 2022
#8
No problem, thanks to the visionary Ronald Reagan's Star Wars Missile Defense System.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2022
#9
Yep. Nothing like septuagenarians advocating for war that could escalate beyond nightmare.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2022
#20
A lot of people have thoughts, but it's all in the phrasing of the question.
WhiskeyGrinder
Sep 2022
#13
Even if 90% of Russia's nukes don't work the remaining 10% will mess up the world badly
Calculating
Sep 2022
#28