In this episode, we took the midnight train going anywhere... far away from the bad TV mini-series, Atomic Train (1999). Could a dangerous Russian nuke end up on a runaway U.S. train? What would a major city like Denver do to evacuate after a nuclear detonation? How can a movie with a runaway train, nukes, … Continue reading Episode #27: Atomic Train
Tag: Nuclear
I really liked Ant Man and the Wasp, but the movie continues the flashback scenes showing the original Ant Man and Wasp riding a nuclear ICBM that travels through the air like a cruise missile and not through space like an ICBM. I love the Dr. StrangeLove joke but come on, Marvel!
In Philip K Dick's 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, that forms the basis of the 1982 movie, a nuclear "World War Terminus" was responsible for post-apocalyptic San Francisco. This is the reason why most animals are dead and humans use bioengineering and cloning to create artificial animals like snakes and robot cats. … Continue reading Low-Yield Hot Take: Blade Runner’s Nuclear Plot Lost Like Tears in Fallout
I (Tim) wrote an article for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (the keepers of the Doomsday Clock!) about the appropriation of nuclear weapon imagery and themes in Rogue One and Star Wars. I am talking about the Death Star, of course. Here is a highlight: The central plot of Rogue One involves our … Continue reading Death Stars: The Ultimate WMD
Our latest podcast episode on the nuclear nonsense in The Martian (2015) has space/maritime law guru Chris Mirasola get super critical about why Matt Damon might not actually be a space pirate. Here is a great write-up of his argument: "I love The Martian. However, until they find a way to introduce water to the … Continue reading Why Matt Damon is Not a Space Pirate…Just a Space Felon
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