I did watch the "Day After" last week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2B7sdLPMfc
Yes it was a shock at the time, and pretty roundly condemned by the govt. at the time as "scaremongering" I think.
It was a special kind of madness, incredibly expensive weapons which couldn't ever be used, the development of the neutron bomb was heralded as a great advance, it has the same rad yield, but doesn't do so much destruction. So buildings would be left standing... totally irradiated but in perfect condition - Hurrah!
(, Fri 12 Apr 2013, 14:42, Reply)