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Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well, I don't think any of the nuclear countries are small enough to be obliterated by an accidental detonation. It would just but a nice hole in Nebraska or Omsk or whatever.

[โ€“] sobanto@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Israel wasn't a country back then so it's additional surprise

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's true actually. Assuming they have nukes like everyone thinks.