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I propose the immediate launching of a nuclear strike on the United States. The Cuban people are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the destruction of imperialism and the victory of world revolution. Fidel Castro as quoted in “Castro Wanted a Nuclear Strike” in The New York Times (October 23, 1992)

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. Ripley, Aliens

Was the Internet created to survive a nuclear strike? (siliconfolklore.com) This is the story of the various histories of the Internet, where they came from and which ones are real.

In reality there are as many religions as there are individuals…. Religions are different roads converging to the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads, so long as we reach the same goal. Wherein is the cause for quarreling? Mahatma Gandi, Hind Swaraj (1909)

Nuclear warfare (Wikipedia) Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction; in contrast to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can produce destruction in a much shorter time and can have a long-lasting radiological result. A major nuclear exchange would likely have long-term effects, primarily from the fallout released, and could also lead to secondary effects, such as “nuclear winter”, nuclear famine, and societal collapse. A global thermonuclear war with Cold War-era stockpiles, or even with the current smaller stockpiles, may lead to various scenarios including the extinction of the human species.