Nuclear War Prevention: The Day After TV Movie That Changed History
Lawrence, Kansas – In November 1983, global tensions were at an all-time high as the US and the Soviet Union stood on the brink of nuclear war. A NATO military exercise had raised alarm in the Soviet Union, with fears of a real nuclear strike prompting them to prepare their own nuclear forces. A television movie titled “The Day After” aired on November 20, 1983, depicting the harrowing aftermath of a nuclear strike in a …