Will there be a nuclear strike in your lifetime?

[Rev. Rye]

I've looked into it quite a bit; and for those of us who aren't too willing to pore over the horrifying details, a 1984 film called Threads is likely the most accurate portrait of what would likely happen in the event of a nuclear exchange. It's not pretty.

You remember The Day After, that movie about what a nuclear attack would be like, and scared everyone, including Ronald Reagan, shitless at the prospect, and helped lead to a missile pact between the US and the Soviets? And how that actually ended with a title card saying it was actually a toned down version of the reality? Threads is what a version of that film would look like if it didn't need it. The only real inaccuracy is the claim that the ozone layer would be permanently depleted (and that question isn't really settled in the least). Make no mistake, it's not a pretty sight.

Perhaps then, we could still count on cooler heads prevailing, but with the recent upheavals in the world today, I don't think we can. With the title question, I can only say "I hope not!"