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The term "Nuclear Holocaust" compares the possible all-out nuclear war to the Holocaust , an event in which at least six million of Europe's Jewish population was systematically exterminated. In a Nuclear Holocaust, potentially, the majority of human life on Earth would either be killed outright or die due to fallout effects and/or disease.

It is disputed, however, how many would really die (be killed directly or by radiation) and thus the theme is widely used in Dystopia n fiction books and films. Throughout the Cold War , Nuclear Holocaust was something most people were afraid of and it seemed to be very possible. After the Collapse Of The Soviet Union , however, the topic became less used.


EXAMPLES OF NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST IN FICTION


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  • '' WarGames '' directed by John Badham, about a teen who plays with a NORAD computer and almost starts World War III .

  • Games