Ryan's Short Story: The Cold War

In the past, Fallout shelters were administered by the U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration, which operated from 1951 in various forms until 1979, when its functions were pulled into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (http://www.earthmountainview.com/shelters.html#fallout).

In 1961 President John F Kennedy put together a doctrine, which altered from President Eisenhower’s one. It was to “Respond flexibly to communist expansion, especially guerrilla warfare.” (Roskin & Berry, 2010, p. 58) It was a time when the Cold War was at its height and nuclear weapons a mass threat and source of power. This doctrine was aimed at using alternative means before opening into combat. This, in light of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, it succeeded in doing.

In Chapter 19 Brian finds the rifle in the plane's survival pack. Surprised by its presence, Brian finds that it seems out of place in the natural environment. Although his life in the wilderness presented many challenges, and daily life presented complications he had not even considered before landing in the woods, he found that self-sufficiency contained a certain appeal and nobility that the rifle negated. The rifle also represents an intrusion of technology onto nature. While Brian had used simple tools such as a bow and arrow and a fish spear to survive in the woods, the rifle was a far more sophisticated piece of weaponry. It indeed had the potential to make his hunting faster and easier, but this benefit did not appeal to Brian. His

Pulling his gaze away from the mangled bodies, and back to Zai, Kyle's stared into her warm brown eyes. Ones which to him had remained warm, even when she'd clawed out those of Ian. Both of them painted in blood, the sensation of it seeping through their clothing and melding them together, felt natural, and there was no hesitation in his words, or the heat of his embrace and passion of his kisses. "Yep, hot." His blue orbs twinkled, and a crooked smile lit up the Army Veterans face. "And, you're right, they probably would've just pissed us off, and then we'd have had to murder them."

**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-2491 is to be kept in its designated containment area at site-██. The containment area is to be 15 by 10 foot and 12 foot high. The room is to contain one (1) NATO collapsible camp bed as preferred by SCP-2491.

Sam had used many skills to survive in the Catskills. Some of them are kind of hard to do, but others are simple. Three of the skills Sam had learned to use are burning out the inside of trees, making makeshift fishing poles and finding his own bait, and finally making his own wooden instruments. Sam used these in the story but that doesn't mean that they are actually possible. Also, some people would’ve used the same skills, but in their own ways.

The cold war was from 1947- 1991. During that time, the world was on the brink of a nuclear war, where the whole human population was in mere seconds of extinction. The cold war was called the cold war because it was an indirect war, not physical(hot) but non physica(cold). It was a war of two types of governments. Socialism and Capitalism. It was a dreaded time for both countries, and their people. There is evidence that the USSR started it, but there are many advocates for that now. So, it is up to our dear reader to decide for himself/herself who was really to be pointed to.

Rainsford's eyes closed as he fell into deep sleep. For many silent peaceful hours he slept. Finally after manys days he could sleep without a worry. Nothing was going to wake Rainsford up out of this deep sleep.”Bark bark”, Rainsford hears in background, “Bark bark”, the barking gets louder what could it be he thinks to himself crawling out of the bed he desperately doesn't want to get out of but his drive and curiosity pulls him out like someone pulling off a band aid. Looking out the window he sees nothing besides the usual, he doesn't see a mysterious dog running around. The smallest part of Rainsford thought it could be the General's dog but it wasn’t he was long gone. Sundly Rainsford thought where is the General ? Is he hiding and going

Fortunately, worldwide nuclear winter was only a possibility, never a reality. But for some people, the reprocussions of the use of nuclear weapons are very real. The United States tested 67 nuclear weapons in Bikini Atoll from 1946-1958. Bikini Atoll, which belonged to a conglomerate of 23 islands—the Marshall Islands—was formerly inhabited by nearly 5000 bikinians before they were voluntarily evacuated in order to begin nuclear testing. Many of the Bikinians resided on nearby Rongelap atoll, until fallout from the Castle Bravo Hydrogen Bomb test in 1954 shrouded the atoll in a cloud of radioactive fallout, forcing them to once again relocate to another island. The US Government declared Bikini atoll habitable in 1970, and

Ever since man has come into existence we have killed with rocks, spears, clubs, knifes, swords, arrows, cannons, guns and, unfortunately, bombs. In 2077 man unleashed the full force of the most powerful weapon ever created, a hydrogen bomb nicknamed the Tsar Bomba, a hydrogen bomb with 50 megatons of explosive power. 1 megaton is equal to a million tons of TNT; the “Little Boy” that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 was only a mere .02. The fallout of such a weapon nearly destroyed the world we lived in, but didn’t end it. In the beginning, thousands were able to survive by relocating to underground shelters called vaults. When they finally came out, there was nothing but the apocalyptic wastes for them to see. Buildings were demolished, the landscape was scorched, the water was undrinkable, and the creatures were unholy. When Hell’s gates opened there was one vault, however, that kept its gates closed.

One the world’s largest fear is of nuclear fallout happening, fearing for their lives each day. If a fallout happens what are they supposed to do, what could they do? Well in one guy’s case Rex Yanakais, he made shelter for him and his family. Place where his family would live out the fallout for 15 years and be safe from nuclear radiation. Question is did the world actually have the fallout or is it some sick test made by Rex yanakis for his family in the COMPOUND.

She was trapped, trapped! Not just trapped, but trapped with her enemy. To him, her reptilian antagonist, it was his expected victory. To her, it was a battlefield.

I think a shelter would be like living in Finding Dory! We might be living under shells, unless we can build houses underwater. It would be kinda cool how we sleep. We would probably sleep floating!

How he survived with regard to food and necessities- He did not eat or sleep very much for three days straight. His shelter was ok because it was not in Hiroshima he went home after three days and most likely ate and went to sleep.

Many suppositions have been given by the scientists about the futuristic post nuclear war, which is called the Nuclear Winter, and it is certainly believed to be possibly realistic. In ‘The Portable Phonograph’, the environment and humanity become silent and cold; the climate drastically turns severe while the society becomes small and trustworthy between people disappears. Otherwise, ‘How to Survive Nuclear Winter’ depicts conspicuously the scenery of Nuclear Winter and gives reliable ways and details to overcome after a Nuclear war. Based on the story and the article, the future circumstance will likely to be cold, harsh and deprived like the Nuclear Winter and human has to prepare objects that could keep the body warm and safe from the effects of ash, fallout, radiation, UV, etc...while having a shelter for refuge, ration, weapons.