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A little over a minute in is some pretty terrifying (and AMAZING) shit if you ask me. I wouldn't want to be staring that down. I'm not sure how far away they were, but not far enough. The Pink Floyd was a pretty cool choice to whoever made this. I don't think those of us who were alive for the Cold War will ever be able to explain how scary it was wondering if a nuclear exchange would take place between the USSR and us at some point.
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Very cool vid. Eerie but cool none-the-less.
Oh, and I'm old enough to remember to never forget.
DavidComment
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How many of those guys lived beyond 50?Comment
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Originally posted by Sean88gt View Post
Nobody knows.
They all secretly disappeared shortly after the "test".
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Probably not many. They increased white specks and streaks on the last part of the film are from the radiation. Those guys were cooked pretty good.Originally posted by Sean88gt View Post
And I remember in school doing "duck and cover" drills. And that wasn't really that long ago. It's a pretty wild mental shift to go from the ruskies being the evil empire to having them be virtually a non-threat compared to the jihadists."It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."Comment
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I also remember 2 or 3 duck and cover drills in the early/mid 80s at school. A nuclear war was one of my biggest fears when I was a kid. Now we just have to worry about someone smuggling one into a major metro area and detonating it.Comment
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Yeah, it amazes me that we've gone from fearing a super power Soviet Union with near limitless destructive capabilities, to even greater fear (in many cases) in a tribe of goat herders who's ancient theologies and teachings haven't changed in a thousand years. Yet these people are an even greater threat due to the lack of fear in retaliatory measures.
At least the Soviets had a substantial respect for what would happen if they were to nuke a western city.
The "goat herders", not so much.
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That Priest was ruined... damn shame."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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Trinity and Beyond, great dvd and you can probably find some clips on youtube.Comment
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Trinity and Beyond is great. It is probably the definitive movie on the nuclear development and testing days."It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."Comment
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Got it in my dvd library. Good stuff. It's on netflix if you have it.Originally posted by helosailor View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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Amazing vid and great song.Comment
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I went to school in Colorado. Wolverines drill every Thursday morning. Rain, snow or shine.Comment
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