Tag Archives: nuclear war

Armageddon Theater: The Day After

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mike

Originally written for Primary Ignition’s “Mayan Apocalypse Survival Guide,” December 21, 2012. By the 1980s, children of the Cold War knew that those “duck and cover” drills were meaningless. We were living in the era of ICBMs and the doctrine … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Cold War: Mutually Assured Deception

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Mike

Originally written in November 2005; revised and expanded April 2011 & May 2012. On November 25, 2005, the right-wing government of Poland publicized Cold War-era plans for Soviet nuclear strikes on NATO countries.  The plans were dated around 1979 and … Continue reading →

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Hofstadter’s “Number Numbness,” Revisited

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Mike

Originally posted to the blog “Randomize at Will,” September 2011.  In his May 1982 article, “On Number Numbness,” noted author, Gödel enthusiast and master of all things complicated Douglas Hofstadter eloquently laments a global decline in the appreciation and comprehension … Continue reading →

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