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8. It would solve the global warming problem.

Fri Jun 21, 2013, 12:22 PM

Jun 2013

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If all the nuclear weapons were unleashed today [View all] ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 OP

!!! MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #2

That makes me sad. rug Jun 2013 #4

Forgot to mention ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #3

Well, shooting dogs is close. rug Jun 2013 #6

um ... cats actually prefer to fight with beam weapons struggle4progress Jun 2013 #12

Agh! Nucler apocalypse is bad enough without adding lasers. rug Jun 2013 #13

Our lives would become a Cormac McCarthy novel. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #7

It would solve the global warming problem. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #8

See if this guy in GD will trade with you. rug Jun 2013 #9

"I do not believe there are enough to literally destroy the Earth." Chan790 Jun 2013 #10

^^^ this magical thyme Jun 2013 #23

You may be right... Chan790 Jun 2013 #25

Life would become miserable in so many ways! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #11

I remember that movie well. ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #15

Children started saying "If I grow up" instead of "When I grow up". In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #16

I remember back in the 60's - ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #18

I've never known anyone who had a fallout shelter. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #20

Reminded me of an old movie "Blast from the Past" ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #21

That he did ... and lived to tell about it. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #22

"50 years later, I'm more concerned about our neighbor to the South." Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #24

Oh it's the government/military for sure - not the general population. ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #29

ain't we humans great? ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #17

we would be charred crispy critters, burnt to a cinder. ashes, baby. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #19

The lucky ones would be killed in the blasts. ohnoyoudidnt Jun 2013 #30