Living During Nuclear Threat
Living During the Nuclear Threat
HIS 145
Living under the threat of nuclear war would have been a very scary and unimaginable event, especially in the 1950s. Terrorism is another very dangerous threat, but it is different in its own. Living under the threat of nuclear war was a scary time for Americans. The media had to curve the tension people thought by making a television cartoon to enhance people to think they were save as long as they followed a few rules. Society in that period had little to no understanding of the effects of a nuclear bomb. The video was a feel good movement to make people believe they had a chance against a nuclear attack. They had little to no concept of nuclear radiation. The video showed that pulling a picnic blanket over oneself or using a newspaper to shield themselfs from a nuclear blast they would be be shielded, however now a days it is common sense that that will not do anything to save you from such attacks. Living under such conditions is different from today’s threat of terrorism in a few ways. For one, a country capable of carrying out a nuclear bomb dispersal is closely watched and monitored, for moving nuclear grade weapons in a huge event. Terrorism is a threat that cannot be watched and or monitored due to the fact that it can happen at any time anywhere. The threat of terrorism makes people scared, terrorist attack anytime, anywhere, where as a nuclear state carrying out a possible nuclear attack can be monitored to stop such attacks. The threat of nuclear attack and terrorism are related because they both cause damage, but only terrorism attacks without notice. Nuclear attack is improbable from a non-suspect enemy due to the constraints on a nuclear state in today’s
HIS 145
Living under the threat of nuclear war would have been a very scary and unimaginable event, especially in the 1950s. Terrorism is another very dangerous threat, but it is different in its own. Living under the threat of nuclear war was a scary time for Americans. The media had to curve the tension people thought by making a television cartoon to enhance people to think they were save as long as they followed a few rules. Society in that period had little to no understanding of the effects of a nuclear bomb. The video was a feel good movement to make people believe they had a chance against a nuclear attack. They had little to no concept of nuclear radiation. The video showed that pulling a picnic blanket over oneself or using a newspaper to shield themselfs from a nuclear blast they would be be shielded, however now a days it is common sense that that will not do anything to save you from such attacks. Living under such conditions is different from today’s threat of terrorism in a few ways. For one, a country capable of carrying out a nuclear bomb dispersal is closely watched and monitored, for moving nuclear grade weapons in a huge event. Terrorism is a threat that cannot be watched and or monitored due to the fact that it can happen at any time anywhere. The threat of terrorism makes people scared, terrorist attack anytime, anywhere, where as a nuclear state carrying out a possible nuclear attack can be monitored to stop such attacks. The threat of nuclear attack and terrorism are related because they both cause damage, but only terrorism attacks without notice. Nuclear attack is improbable from a non-suspect enemy due to the constraints on a nuclear state in today’s