[Nextrush]

The drama was there in 1962, but they were cutting a deal behind the scenes. Our missiles out of Turkey, theirs out of Cuba.

For me in the late 60’s and 70’s it was a TV movie thing watching reruns of “On The Beach,” “Failsafe” and a whole lot of other films.

I read books and magazines, saw films in school about what to do in the event of nuclear attack.

[kabar]

I grew up in the 50s with "duck and cover" drills in school. The actual use of nuclear weapons in Japan, the development of the Hydrogen bomb, the Rosenbergs, the acquistion of nuclear weapons by the Soviet Union, and military strategists like Herman Kahn [Thinking the Unthinkable] all played into these fears.

The drama was there in 1962, but they were cutting a deal behind the scenes. Our missiles out of Turkey, theirs out of Cuba.

It was more than drama as we have subsequently learned from members of the JFK administration. Some of them actually sent their families out of the DC metro area fearing for their safety. We were playing a dangerous game of chicken with the Soviets. It was far more dangerous than the general public realized at the time.

For me in the late 60’s and 70’s it was a TV movie thing watching reruns of “On The Beach,” “Failsafe” and a whole lot of other films.

Add Dr. Strangelove to that list. A true classic.

I read books and magazines, saw films in school about what to do in the event of nuclear attack.

I joined the military in 1965. We trained and had drills on what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. The possibility of a nuclear war was not a MSM creation. It was very, very real.