So, those in England or France will most probably have heard of the collision of the submarines carrying the English and French nuclear deterrents, respectively.
Nothing much happened, apart from the media getting a bit worked up and a few minor damages, and the hilarious explanation (they were both equipped with advanced stealth technology, and it all worked as expected). But, as regular readers of this blog will note, I've been pretty interested in nuclear weapons of late.
These submarines give a select few people the power to obliterate huge swathes of humanity in a matter of hours (at most). Should anyone have that power? Is there anyone you trust enough?
Radiation sickness is pretty interesting. You feel sick for a day or two, and then for a period of one to two weeks you're absolutely fine (referred to as the 'walking ghost' phase). Then you die in a lot of pain.
Still, a week or two knowing your death is around the corner, knowing pretty definitely how much time you have left.
I don't have much to say today.
A fun perhapsfakt: If nuclear submarines lose contact with British government, they are to listen for The Today Program on Radio 4. If they don't hear it for a set number of days, they are to assume that Britain has been lost, and are to open a sealed envelope containing orders to initiate nuclear retaliation.
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