Don’t forget the Protect and survive booklet that got posted thru everyone’s letterbox 🙂
It was a fun time to be around, don’t forget the opening sample of When two Tribes go to war.
don’t forget the opening sample of When two Tribes go to war.
Or the closing sample from Def Leppard's Gods of War
I don’t think I need a big reminder of how grim and bleak things could get.
That's not due to nukes mate, that's just Sheffield.
Further context. Quite aside from Stanislav Petrov saving us all in 1983, his actions are even more remarkable in the context of the Able Archer 83 and Operation Ryan war scares.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_RYAN
Just re-watched it 40 years after seeing it when it was originally broadcast. It is so grim and relentlessly downbeat - still truly shocking
as Billy Connolly said, “this man has his finger on the nuclear button. He’s the same age as my grandfather and we can’t trust him with the TV remote.”
That sounds remarkably familiar…
an American presidential candidate who seems to have early onset dementia… *raised eyebrows *
When are we going to get back the ability to show emoji’s? Honestly, how difficult can it be?
watched it for the first time last night. well that was grim saturday night viewing wasnt it 😀
strangely enjoyed it (as did my wife who was dreading it), probably got a little bored towards the end but the rest of it made up for it. and yes, if the bomb drops lets hope we're somewhere near it and gone in seconds rather than surviving in a world like that.
