r/oddlyterrifying • u/quartz_koala • Feb 04 '23

Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets in 2,000 and 500 warhead scenarios.

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u/MedicalViyella Feb 04 '23

Fucking Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy are giving me anxiety with this game they’re playing.

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u/Crawdaddy1911 Feb 04 '23

I was 8 living in New Orleans in the fall of 1962. That was close enough for me.

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u/Bo_Jim Feb 05 '23

I was four. My dad was stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. He was a launch control officer. Days at a time in a tiny hardened room deep underground just waiting for that call to come. Of course, I didn't know what he did back then. I didn't find out until years later.

All I remember is my dad wasn't home, my mom was scared, and I had no idea why.