I was in the military during the Vietnam War that the government called the Vietnam Era Conflict... it was still a war in which countless of wasted lives were lost on both sides.
However, the GI Bill not only paid for 4 years of education (2 undergraduate and 2 graduate) but it gave me a housing allowance because of I was married. Regardless of what the GI Bill gave me, I still worked FULL TIME during those four years. Working full time and going to school full time was not easy but it got done.
I am not a war hawk nor am I a pacifist, but I do believe in a strong military presence if for no other reason than to deter our enemies who might otherwise perceive us as weak. I also believe we should do everything in our power to avoid war.
The USA has enough nuclear weapons stored to blow this entire world to hell and back several times, but it is doubtful that these weapons will ever be used because it means the end of life on earth.
NOT SO FAST WALLY... several govts including the USA, Russia, and China have been building underground complexes where only the privileged will go in the event of a nuclear war. Some scientists believe that a nuclear war can be survived underground and while that may indeed be possible, no one would be able to leave that underground complex for hundreds of years.
Everything above ground would be destroyed, including the ground soil so that no plants will ever grow for a thousand years or more. There would be no lakes or resorts or public transportation underground. No professional sports teams or musicians. I would assume that those who were picked to survive might cook up a little community theater for entertainment.
The other interesting aspect of life underground would be a selection of males and females who were brought there for no other purpose but to BREED and give birth to a future generation.
Some people would be alive but what kind of a life would they have. The general public would all die as they have nothing of value to preserve.
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