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nuclear war



  • Facebook Is a Doomsday Machine

    Facebook isn't exactly like they hypothetical "Doomsday Machine" theorized by Cold War nuclear deterrence experts. But its vast scope and capacity to distribute misinformation faster than in can be detected and corrected mean that lessons from the philosophy of nuclear annihilation are apt for understandign the danger of the social media giants. 



  • The Soviet Side of the 1983 War Scare

    Far from being a “non crisis” or a “war scare that wasn’t,” the 1983 US-Soviet confrontation is a profound representation of the “hair trigger” mindset toward which the nuclear arms race can push humanity.



  • TV and the Bomb

    by Reba Wissner

    Fictional American television shows featured serious topics such as nuclear weapons pretty frequently during the 1950s and 1960s.