For example, Alas Babylon, the story of a small town in Florida that has to deal with the aftermath of total nuclear war and its inherent fallout. ... Was the opening remark of the "presidents" speech at the beginning of Alas Babylon and this set into motion the unstoppable count down that led up to nuclear war, and the irradiation of three quarters of the worlds population. ... Kennedy's under lying sentiments in his speech on Russia's Gibson II nuclear stance around the world in the first week in October 1962 could have been the catalyst to have changed the out come of the Cuban...

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