The Last Broadcast - Part 6 of 6

A radio play set in the 1980s about a theoretical nuclear war. A family member created this as a school project. All voices are those of students.

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[tabrisangel19]

I wonder what the late Carl Sagan would have made of this. To me it seems like our world has grown very little since the end of the Cold War. I think my own country, America, became too triumphalist and obsessed with the new communications tech. (cellphones, Ipods, smartphones, computers, the Internet, etc.) to really care that behind all that, it was rotting both economically and socially. But under any circumstances, we should explore space. I would say more but running out of characters.

[1RadicalOne]

You are free to express yourself across multiple comments. Especially with sentiments as constructive as those. :)

[ccalll1]

Once again, these things come about because in today's society, we lack love for another. I've never seen a time as now when we hate without reason or cause and the reason is so petty it's ridiculous. For this cause, man kind will destroy itself, only love can stop this man in the mirror, if not, nobody wins.

[1RadicalOne]

Selfishness is a major contributing factor, yes. And I do think parallels can be drawn between a select few starting a war that wipes out billions and the studies that show that more than two thirds of people value their own well-being so much more than others' that they would be willing to let dozens (or in some cases hundreds or even thousands) die to save themselves.

[LAJay101]

i wonder if they got an A+ for this project

[1RadicalOne]

As do I.

[Dannflor316]

For a piece of student radio drama, this was excellent. First rate all round. The writing was atmospheric as well as stark and thought provoking. It seems to me that the info provided by the EBSC was pretty much exactly the same info enclosed in the "Protect & Survive" pamphlet issued by the British Home Office back in 1981.

Personally, I don't know what I would do in the event of a nuclear attack. Pray for a quick death maybe?

[eddievhfan1984]

@BoDuke1231 Well, Nevada is just as bad as anywhere else, really. The US did a lot of nuclear testing there, and has a considerable military presence (i.e. Area 51). And really, strikes against cities are last-minute exchanges, military targets are always the first to go, mostly with ground bursts to hit underground bases and silos. That means more fallout than the airbursts that would be used against civilian targets.

[Nellinator2311]

Terrifying. Chilling. Disturbing. These are words that came to mind as I listened to this entire thing. Unfortunately, such a thing may not be too far off... I just hope, for the sake of every living being, that people realize that they'll get their asses vaporized too, if they try to use such weapons. I don't think anyone deserves this fate...

[5876gib]

wait wait, what is "some form of waste disposal system" that you can carry

with you?

[SuperNickBowser]

He spent his last moments trying to save other people yet he didn't have time to save himself so technically he gave his life (Maybe) for others to be safe

[XLynnXFernoX]

He spent his last moments reading out instructions and doing his job.....Very, very unsettling and disturbing radio play. Well done though....

[Noodles37UK]

Lol they should puit this on the radio in Canada and cause a War of the Worlds panic hehe

[Jeffersonman1]

I live five miles from a nuclear reactor, and 20 miles from the Army missle base in Alabama. I will pray and hopefully recieve a quick death. My prayer for you all is to turn to Jesus, and forget the NWO that will spring up right after the attack.

[themuffinman12345]

In retrospect, the fact that the human race survived the twentieth century is really quite a remarkable achievement.