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Nuke? (spoilers)

posted 10 years ago by suprtoastr
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Was that really a nuke they used at the end of the film?

Seems a little improbable that the US government would sanction a nuclear strike against its own country, even to contain a pandemic. Obviously there's the radiation factor to contend with. Somewhere all that radiation from the blast is going to come down on another unsuspecting little town causing health problems and even death. Another factor as to why they wouldn't nuke the town would be for political reasons. Other countries are going to notice the blast and will certainly ask questions, would they really trade a viral apocalypse for WWIII?

To me, it would have made more sense to use a MOAB or some kind of air fuel burst bomb to properly incinerate the town and all traces of the virus, they could cover it up easier too because there would be no radiological signatures to detect that would give it away as a nuclear bomb.

That's my two cents, what do you guys think?

[–] Danzence 10 years ago

There was no pandemic. It was localised to the town.

[–] suprtoastr 10 years ago

That's beside the point. Wouldn't the consequences of using a nuke to contain a highly infectious virus be too risky to even consider? Couldn't it potentially spread the infection further and faster?

[–] Danzence 10 years ago

Hardly besides the point.
You considered nuking the whole world to contain a pandemic (that's the whole world infected).

[–] suprtoastr 10 years ago

It IS beside the point. You knew fine well that i used the wrong choice of words in my original post and you certainly knew i was just referring to the town infection. YOU were the one who corrected me!

[–] Danzence 10 years ago

Re: Nuke? (spoilers)
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It IS beside the point. You knew fine well that i used the wrong choice of words in my original post and you certainly knew i was just referring to the town infection. YOU were the one who corrected me!

Don't act so butthurt after admitting you'd nuke the whole planet.

[–] tufanega22 10 years ago

The US govt always uses a sledgehammer to crack a walnut!

It did fit the ending well though and i doubt another form would have had the same impact, a nuke is like everyones worst fear! i also took it as a reference or homage to the ending of The Return of the Living Dead.

[–] pritch636 9 years ago

Moab.

Just a really big bomb.

[–] RomeoKnight 9 years ago

Get real. It's just a *beep* movie.

[–] cmp_gr 9 years ago

I agree. However the use of a nuke was exaggerated, as such an explosion would not affect only a relatively small area.

I understand very well what the OP said and I think he is right.

[–] MadSimian 8 years ago

Except, as heard in the news broadcast at the end, the pandemic was already spreading so the nuke didn't do its job anyway. Thus implying that the world is going to have a viral apocalypse even if a nuclear one doesn't get started. ;D

**edit**But, yes, I do believe that it is a nuke. Despite what others may think considering what they've seen in movies and tv shows, not all nuclear bombs are massive, city killers. Also, if the government/military have no way to contain the virus, then I can see how someone high up would agree to nuke the town...as Ripley said, "It's the only way to be sure.".

Rudy, question.
Yeah?
...Know any virgins?**cue spit take**

[–] ronkeopke 8 years ago

The only reason I could see that the sheriff and his wife were already infected

[–] MaximusXXX 8 years ago

The United States tested many nuclear bombs in 1950s Nevada. Cancer rates rose significantly in Utah and traces felt around the country east of the test site but that's from dozens of bombs.

Plus the modern nukes are "cleaner".

Destination: Rad-City

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