kewlkidmgoo

American citizens were taught to believe that we'd win a nuclear war, capitalism was superior, and that they could survive a nuclear strike by hiding underneath desks. What things did your government tell you?

I made it sound a little too optimistic. We weren't told we'd win necessarily. We were led to believe that we'd be devastated, but still some parts of us would survive. For the most part we'd still lose out.

I've read about the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People tried to jump in rivers to avoid the heat. The rivers were boiling. Nuclear radiation destroys all organic matter and sticks around for decades afterwards. And even if you were far enough to avoid the radiation, but still close enough for the roof to come down on your head, I think your desk stands a pretty good chance of breaking underneath the weight.