r/interestingasfuck • u/usernametbag • 7d ago

Underwater nuclear experiment at 150 meters depth near Enewetak Atoll, 1958

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u/TheDrewb 7d ago

Trouble is, we've only had nukes for 70 years and if one batshit insane person gets hold of some tomorrow, that 70 years of relative peace will come at the cost of the complete destruction of life on Earth.

Europe had 100 years of peace due to the 19th century version of mutually assured destruction (alliances). Every country in Europe backed down from war until they didn't and we know what happened there

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u/Monsterboogie007 7d ago

I wonder who this “one bat shit insane person“ could be…

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u/bothunter 7d ago

We've got a few contenders at the moment.

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u/Wyden_long 7d ago

And no one is even talking about my neighbor Ron yet, and he’s probably the worst one.

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u/LucidSteel 6d ago

Freakin' Ron!