Was there food and water, as well as medical supplies down there? Surely those people knew that a nuclear attack was underway. How long did they expect to stay down there? Did they even know the country was under nuclear attack or were they thinking that it was some other emergency?
shareWow... talk about clueless.
Down in the basements is where you will find the fallout shelters. Thats where you will find safety from the blast and food/water to survive.
The scene you are referring to was people heading into the public fallout shelters, not just people randomly deciding, "Hey, lets check out the basement for no reason at all"
Again... totally clueless you are.
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water!
That scene confused me. I would have thought the family would have been better off upstairs in the bedroom instead of being in the basement. This way they can have the high ground when the bomb explodes
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shareWas there food and water, as well as medical supplies down there?
Surely those people knew that a nuclear attack was underway.
How long did they expect to stay down there?
Did they even know the country was under nuclear attack or were they thinking that it was some other emergency?
Hey many thanks. However, the fallout shelters seemed rather 1950ish. I thought that by 82/83, people would have faith in MAD and assume well, what's the point in trying to survive. I would not want to live after a nuclear war.
As far as CGSailor is concerned, I really wouldn't know since he's been on my ignore list for quite a while now 😂🇬🇧
Most shelters were built during the 50's and onward, then kept stocked and at the ready, so it's not very strange if it looked dated (in the 80's, they were only 30 years old).
I think most governments (and probably most people) knew that if the buttons were pressed, it would be futile to survive in shelters, so they maintenance and exercises could have been more for show and to keep the population calm(er).
Spot on! But it almost brings tears to my eyes when I think about the grandfather trying to comfort his granddaughter about going down into the Shelter, and then her getting trampeled on. Now I'm surprised they left that in the film.
shareIn reality, there would be many people crushed and trampled, but I cannot remember anything graphic in that sense, just stampede.
shareWhere would you go? At that point, there's no getting out of the city. Best you can do is protect yourself from the heat and blast as well as you can and hope that the ICBM misses its target.
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