Blast from the Past
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IMDB rating: 6.30 Plot: Brandon Fraser is Adam Weber, the child of an eccentric inventor and his wife. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers in their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam Weber must venture out into Los Angeles and obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself. He meets Eve (Alicia Silverstone), who reluctantly agrees to help him out. |
Actors: Foley Dave,Walken Christopher,Fraser Brendan,Slotnick Joey,Tank Hayden,Smith Douglas,Sparks Ryan,Yesso Don,Thomson Scott,Kairys Ted,Linn Rex,Comedy,Drama,Romance,
Nuclear war scenario for History homework - what do you think ?
Okay , we have been asked for homework to write a East bloc v. Western bloc war scenario. So here is a summary of my primary idea for it ; - tell me what you think , or what I need to improve ETC - any advice appreciated
It’s 1983 , Reagan is in power as the US president (obviously) and tensions with the Soviet Union begin to build. Operation Able Archer ‘83 ends on the 11th of November , but leaves a noticeable feeling of hostility and mistrust between the two sides. The Soviet Union , in the December begins to suffer vast fuel shortages , weakening its economy. The US domination of the Persian gulf prevents the Soviets being able to purchase the necessary amount of Oil from the region to revitalize its economy. In an attempt to force the US into a position where it has to consent to the Soviet Union purchasing oil from the region , the Politburo orders Warsaw Pact forces to blockade West Berlin. However , this time , a much more dangerous scenario occurs than in 1949 , The Soviet Union vows to shoot down any NATO aircraft that enters the airspace of East Germany , effectively cutting the West Berlin off from the west. As the people imprisoned behind the Berlin wall find that supplies are running low , negotiations fail. And the American Strategic Nuclear Forces reduce to a status of Def con 3. Pershing II missile which could hit the russian capital within eight minutes of their launch are deployed across western Europe , intensifying the situation.
In the February of 1984 , The Berlin Brigade is mobilized and this action makes the Soviet Union feel increasingly threatened. Soviet TU-95 Patrols begin to penetrate American airspace undeterred by the intercepting American fighter aircraft. Then , in march , a squadron of Soviet bombers is detected heading towards Anchorage (Alaska) , Fighter jets are scrambled to meet them , however , they continue , despite warning shots being fired across their path. The US air force decides to take action and orders that they shoot the bombers down if they penetrate US airspace - they do. Relations between the Kremlin and Pentagon fall to an all time low , and the US government decides to prepare the NATO forces in Europe for an all out war with the Soviet Union.
A massive Convoy is readied which contains military supplies and troops destined for Europe , on hearing this , the Soviet Union decide to mount a massive naval blockade , running from the tip of Southern Norway , to the Northern spain , and announce passing it will be an act of war. The US convoy , escorted by Royal navy escorts , penetrates it , and a massive naval battle ensues. After the first hour over 15% of the Convoy is destroyed, but then the tide turns and the US and British navies manage to use the air superiority provided by their aircraft carriers in the area to attack the soviet fleet damaging and sinking it. The Atlantic shipping lanes remain open , but world war three has begun.
Last ditch diplomatic efforts come to nothing , and across Europe , governments begin to broadcast terrifying civil defense programs. Now the NATO forces in Europe are fully mobilized and a period of non-action passes. Then in May , the Soviets surprise everyone and invade Iran and Iraq. NATO forces in Europe are ordered to begin an advance into East Germany to free West Berlin and deter the soviet action , meanwhile , the US scrambles bombers to attack a massive Soviet airbase set up in Iran. The bombers are attacked by fighter aircraft and shot down , so , in a chilling turn of events the US air-blast a nuclear bomb over the airbase. The airbase is destroyed but in response The Soviets authorize a attack on the West German capital Bonn using biological weapons. Now , the US decides to respond in kind , Strategic Air Command authorizes nuclear attacks on Vladivostok , Leningrad and Murmansk as part of a response to show their resolve.
In response attacks early warning stations across the UK attacking with bombers armed with conventional , non-nuclear weapons as well as attacking New York , New Orleans and Newport News with ICBMs. The USA sees no alternative. Strategic air Command takes to the air and SIOP is initiated. The Soviet Union launches its Nuclear weapons in response , and targets across Europe and America are destroyed - in total 4000 megatons are exchanged.
So what do you think - any comments ?
thermonuclear warfare will cause complete destruction of the world…
simply not possible to have a nuclear war. also the hydrogen bomb and the new invention called "HAARP" make another ww impossible.
Reza | Jan 13, 2010
I think I read this already in a Tom Clancy book.
You left out the part where Ronny asks Nancy’s astrologer what to do.
Mark | Jan 13, 2010
Sounds like a combination of "The Third World War" by John Hackett and "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy.
http://www.amazon.com/Third-World-War-Jo hn-Hackett/dp/0425101924/ref=sr_1_4?ie=U TF8&s=books&qid=1263425840&s r=1-4
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Storm-Rising-T om-Clancy/dp/042510107X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UT F8&s=books&qid=1263425975&sr =1-1
Yak Rider | Jan 13, 2010
I like it! It would make a good novel or movie. I like especially the detail, it’s very well thought out. Most people wouldn’t go to so much trouble.
It’s not very likely though. Both superpowers in the Cold War did all they could to avoid a nuclear exchange. By the end of the 1950s, both the US and USSR had done enough testing to learn that nuclear weapons can’t really be used effectively, meaning they can’t be used to win a war. No leader of a nuclear nation can envision a scenario whereby he has anything to win through the first use of nukes. In fact every nuclear nation has signed a No First Use agreement (except, of course, the US).
The US and USSR also did everything they could to avoid an all-out war. The 1950s, 60s and 70s were filled with smaller ‘proxy’ wars, like Korea, Vietnam, etc., which is sort of like fighting a boxing match with small, remote-control robots. Both sides tried to avoid a -direct- confrontation, even non-nuclear, because it was thought the forces were so well-matched that they’d just destroy one another and send up not settling anything.
Have you done some research into just how much damage would result from a 4000 megaton exchange? I don’t think anyone really knows! If the bombs were all targeted at dense urban areas, you might kill 2/3 of the population of the world, maybe 1/3 now and 1/3 over the next few years. AND many large cities, the bulk of industrial, commercial and financial capabilities, would be uninhabitable for several lifetimes. Just a wild estimation. It might be worse than that.
All through the Cold War, the US and USSR were really partners! The USSR would have collapsed several times if not for getting bailed out by the US and other Western powers. The USSR -always- backed down in the face of a threat or ultimatum (like the Cuban Missile Crisis). Politicians on both sides of the gap used the other as a chimerical monster to justify huge defense buildups and extraterritorial imperialistic adventures, but in retrospect we see that there was never a war brewing, we were never really even close to an actual armed conflict.
Still, this isn’t -truth-, it’s a scenario. And a good one! The actual narrative, the sequence of events, is very good, very well thought-out.
It's That Guy | Jan 13, 2010
the only way to win is not to play
bobusmc10 | Jan 13, 2010
Russia is and was a net oil producer. Baku was one of the first regions of the world to become a petroleum production center. For the Soviets to run out of energy is less likely than for Russia to run out of food, a late summer followed by an early winter would make for short rations in the USSR. More likely for them to paralyze international oil flows and get ransom in the form of more dollars for their oil than to seize West Berlin as a hostage, this could have been done by cruise missiles fired into oil terminals in Saudi Arabia, Iran & Iraq, as well as an attack on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
I don’t see the TU-95s trying Elmendorf and other US Air Bases without prep fires on those bases of some sort. The Russians had a nasty little trick called the Fractional Orbit Bombardment System (FOBS) that would put a "satellite" in orbit that was really a nuclear weapon that would later de-orbit. This would allow an approach from the south, rather than from the north where our DEW was aimed. That and the Soviets knew about EMP effects just like we did. An EMP over Kansas would paralyze the US and cause us domestic issues out the wazoo. Are we really going to go overseas to fight when there is no electrical power to 90% of the American population?
In the book ‘The Third World War’, there was an incremental IRBM exchange, but both sides stopped short of full weapons release. Nobody wanted that. Rather than New Orleans, a civilian target, the US sub bases or major carrier stations like Jacksonville, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Bremerton, WA and Charleston, SC are probably better targets for a proportional response to Vladivostok and Murmansk if you need an exchange that is ostensibly military rather than going full-on civilian.
Darren | Jan 13, 2010
